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The Free Will Show
Do any of us really have free will? What does it mean to have free will, anyway? Is free will compatible with determinism? Hasn’t science disproved free will? How could we have free will if God exists and foreknows everything that we will ever do? The Free Will Show provides a beginner-friendly introduction to the topic of free will while at the same time exposing listeners to cutting-edge developments on the topic. Hosted by a couple of philosophers, Taylor Cyr and Matt Flummer, The Free Will Show features interviews with guests on a diverse array of issues relating to free will, including issues in science and theology. thefreewillshow.com
Episodes
102 episodes
Episode 97: Intention and Memory with Wayne Wu
In this episode, we talk with Wayne Wu about his work on automaticity, attention, and memory in the philosophy of action. Wayne's website: https://www.waynewu.net/Wayne's book, Movem...
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Season 10
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Episode 7
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43:53
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Episode 96: The Problem of Blame with Kelly McCormick
In this episode we talk to Kelly McCormick about the problem of blame and her reasons for thinking that we shouldn’t eliminate blame from our lives.Kelly's website: https://addran.tcu...
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Episode 95: Experimental Philosophy and Free Will with Eddy Nahmias
In this episode, we talk with Eddy Nahmias about the experimental philosophy of free will and his own compatibilist view.Eddy's Website: https://eddynahmias.com/Eddy's paper (with ...
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59:23
Episode 94: Time Travel and Free Will with Neal Tognazzini
In this episode, we talk with Neal Tognazzini about time travel and free will as well as some non-standard threats to free will from other areas of metaphysics.Neal's website:
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Season 10
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Episode 4
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1:01:07
Episode 93: Basic Responsibility with Matt King
In this episode, we talk with Matt King about various kinds of responsibility and how they all share in what he calls the basic responsibility relation.Matt's website: https://dr-matt-king....
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Season 10
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Episode 3
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47:27
Episode 92: The Paradox of Moral Education with Sabrina Little
In this episode, we talk with Sabrina Little about a puzzle about free will in the context of moral education.Sabrina's website: https://sabrinalittle.com/Sabrina's book:
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Season 10
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Episode 2
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30:14
Episode 91: Agency Incompatibilism with Helen Steward
In this episode, we talk with Helen Steward about her view that agency itself, not just free agency, is incompatible with determinism. Helen's website:
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Season 10
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Episode 1
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41:59
Episode 90: Sin and Free Will with Leigh Vicens
In this episode, we talk with Leigh Vicens about what she calls the puzzle of sin and free will in Christianity. We consider how compatibilists, libertarians, and free will skeptics might respond to the puzzle.Leigh's website:
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Season 9
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Episode 10
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31:53
Episode 89: Free Will in Heaven with Benjamin Matheson
In this episode we talk with Benjamin Matheson about various problems concerning both compatibilist and libertarian free will in heaven.Benjamin's website: https://www.benjaminmatheson.com/
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37:01
Episode 88: Divine Freedom with Thomas Ward
In this episode, we talk with Tom Ward about divine free will, focusing on Duns Scotus's view of divine free will and the act of creation.Tom's website: https://www.thomasmward.com/Tom'...
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Season 9
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Episode 8
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54:22
Episode 87: Grace and Free Will with Kevin Timpe
In this episode, we talk with Kevin Timpe about grace and free will, focusing on a puzzle that arises for the Christian view of divine grace towards fallen human beings.Kevin's website: https://kevintim...
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Season 9
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Episode 7
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40:25
Episode 86: God, Purpose, and Reality with John Bishop and Ken Perszyk
In this episode we talk with John Bishop and Ken Perszyk about the euteleological understanding of theism, which is an alternative to personal theism.John's website: https://profiles.a...
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Episode 85: Petitionary Prayer and Free Will with Scott Davison
In this episode, we talk with Scott Davison about petitionary prayer. We begin with what petitionary prayer is, and then we discuss challenges to petitionary prayer from divine free will.Scott's website:
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38:27
Episode 84: Free Will and Providence with Alan Rhoda
In this episode, we talk with Alan Rhoda about the strengths and weaknesses of various models of divine providence and free will.Alan's website: http://www.alanrhoda.net/Alan's book, O...
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Season 9
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Episode 4
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47:31
Episode 83: Divine Causation and Creaturely Action with Gloria Frost
In this episode, we talk with Gloria Frost about various views of divine causation of creaturely action, focusing on three views from the medieval period.Gloria's website: https://gloriafrost.org/<...
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Season 9
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Episode 3
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31:11
Episode 82: Compatibilism and the Problem of Evil with Jason Turner
In this episode, we talk with Jason Turner about whether certain kinds of compatibilists can use the free will defense in response to the problem of evil.Jason's website: http...
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Season 9
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Episode 2
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39:18
Episode 81: Free Will and the Problem of Evil with Daniel Speak
This ninth season of the podcast will explore topics on free will and theology. In this episode, we talk with Dan Speak about free will and the problem of evil.Dan's website:
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Season 9
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Episode 1
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49:57
Episode 80: Instrumentalist Accounts of Moral Responsibility with Anneli Jefferson
In this episode, we talk with Anneli Jefferson about instrumentalist accounts of moral responsibility and some challenges for the view, including issues related to blaming the dead.Anneli's website:
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Season 8
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Episode 10
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45:38
Episode 79: Neuroethics and Moral Responsibility with Josh May
In this episode, we talk with Josh May about issues in neuroethics and the law and also about mental disorders and moral responsibility.Josh's website: https://www.joshdmay.com/Josh's book...
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Season 8
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Episode 9
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34:56
Episode 78: Narrative and Moral Responsibility with Meghan Griffith
In this episode, we talk with Meghan Griffith about developing a narrative capacity and how it relates to becoming morally responsible.Megan's website: https://www.davidson.edu/pe...
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Season 8
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Episode 8
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49:16
The Free Will Show Book Trailer
Cohosts Taylor Cyr and Matt Flummer describe their new book How Free Are We? Conversations from the Free Will Show.Preorder the book from Oxford University Press:
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Season 8
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6:59
Episode 77: Ambivalence with Justin Coates
In this episode we talk with Justin Coates about the nature of ambivalence and arguments for and against it.Justin's website: https://djustincoates.com/index.htmlJustin's book, ...
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Season 8
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Episode 7
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44:58
Episode 76: The Standing to Punish with Tommie Shelby
In this episode, we talk with Tommie Shelby about whether and when states lack the standing to punish. We also discuss Tommie's book on prison abolitionism, which makes the case for prison reform without accepting that incarceration is illegiti...
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Season 8
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Episode 6
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38:32
Episode 75: Group Responsibility and Historicism with Stephanie Collins and Niels de Haan
In this episode, we talk with Stephanie Collins and Niels de Haan about whether structuralism or historicism best accounts for group responsibility.Stephanie's website: https://stephaniecollins.xy...
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Season 8
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Episode 5
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50:38