FREE WILL UCSD Philosophy自由意志哲学研究.pptVIP

FREE WILL Importance of the Topic We think we can freely choose to do many actions, think many thoughts, etc. Raising my arm Becoming a philosopher To kill or not to kill To exit which door after class A lack of free will would threaten the very fabric of society Killing someone freely means culpability and punishment Coerced killing does not Darrow story; Voltaire Genetic discoveries The Problem Laws of physics, biology, psychology, etc. govern us, and they may determine our choices. From the perspective of particles evolving since the Big Bang, there may be only one possible future. Wheth