Why Obsess about Free Will? [Consciousness] Free will probes consciousness, examines what it means to pick, choose, select, decide. But some say that ‘free will’... video Why Obsess about Free Will? Episode 09 Season 12 26:45 Watch
Free will seems the simplest of notions. Why then is free will so vexing to philosophers? Here’s why: no one knows how free will works! Science, seemingly, permits no... video Do Human Brains Have Free Will? Episode 09 Season 06 26:45 Watch
Assume that free will is real, not an illusion, and that the only reality is physical. How then could the will possibly be free? By what mechanism could human choice... playlist How Can Free Will Work? Topic Series 11 videos 1:18:05 Watch
Why is free will such a complex puzzle, enough to drive philosophers slightly mad? Free will probes consciousness, examines what it means to pick, choose, select, decide. But... playlist Free Will: Where's the Problem? Topic Series 8 videos 1:17:41 Watch
Why is free will one of the hardest problems in philosophy? What are the core issues of free will and why do they seem to defy resolution? Most philosophers are pretty sure... playlist Free Will: Essence and Nature Topic Series 6 videos 1:10:30 Watch
Daniel Dennett Former University Professor, Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy, and Director of the Center for Cognitive Studies, Tufts University
David Gross Nobel Laueate in Physics; Chancellor's Chair Professor of Theoretical Physics, UC Santa Barbara
Michael Merzenich Professor Emeritus, University of California, San Francisco; Kavli Laureate in Neuroscience
John Searle Former Professor Emeritus of the Philosophy of Mind and Language, University of California, Berkeley
Dean Zimmerman Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Director of the Rutgers Center for the Philosophy of Religion, Rutgers University
