video Episode Does Moral Responsibility Require Free Will? Watch Next Big Questions in Free Will II? Big Questions in Free Will I? Does God’s Knowledge Ruin Free Will? Why Obsess about Free Will? Why is Free Will a Big Question? Is Free Will an Illusion? Details Share Philosophers and brain scientists argue that our ‘will’ is less ‘free’ than we think. How do arguments about free will impact morality and civil society, including the judicial system and legal defenses? Related Topics ConsciousnessFree WillFree Will and Morality Featured In Season 13 Contributors Alfred Mele Alfred Mele specializes in the philosophy of action theory, free will and self control Thalia Wheatley Thalia Wheatley works on neuroscience of social interactions, social networks, affect,... Patrick Haggard Patrick Haggard works in cognitive neuroscience of voluntary action and body... Roy Baumeister Roy Baumeister works on the self, sexuality, self-control, self-esteem, consciousness,... Walter Sinnott-Armstrong Walter Sinnott-Armstrong works in ethics, neuro-ethics; philosophy of law, religion;...
Thalia Wheatley Thalia Wheatley works on neuroscience of social interactions, social networks, affect,...
Roy Baumeister Roy Baumeister works on the self, sexuality, self-control, self-esteem, consciousness,...
Walter Sinnott-Armstrong Walter Sinnott-Armstrong works in ethics, neuro-ethics; philosophy of law, religion;...
How we think about free will affects how we live our lives and structure our societies. In Part II of our following the multi-year ‘Big Questions in Free Will’ project,... video Big Questions in Free Will II? Episode 11 Season 14 26:47 Watch
What is free will? Do we have free will? The ‘Big Questions in Free Will’ project tackles these issues in a multi-year study. In Part I, scientists and philosophers... video Big Questions in Free Will I? Episode 10 Season 14 26:47 Watch
Since God (supposedly) knows everything and can never be wrong, including about future events, how could those future events not come to pass? If we cannot do other than what... video Does God’s Knowledge Ruin Free Will? Episode 12 Season 13 26:46 Watch
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 obvious, simple, common; but it’s subtle, profound, maddening, Free will probes the deep nature of human existence. But big questions have big problems. video Why is Free Will a Big Question? Episode 09 Season 11 26:46 Watch
Some philosophers and scientists claim that because every event is determined by prior events, including every event in our brains, free will is not real. What are the... video Is Free Will an Illusion? Episode 10 Season 11 26:46 Watch