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Write Your Heart Out Taylor Swift vs. Charli XCX: When “Actually Romantic” Met “Sympathy Is a Knife”In this solo mini-episode of Write Your Heart Out, host Kayla Ogden dives headfirst into the lyrical feud—or maybe flirtation?—between pop titans Taylor Swift and Charli XCX. With Taylor’s The Life of a Showgirl and Charli’s Brat still dominating playlists, Kayla unpacks the songs that set off a thousand think-pieces: “Actually Romantic” and “Sympathy Is a Knife.”She breaks down the verses, tone, and writing style of each, tracing the messy, fascinating overlap of art, ego, and emotional honesty. Is Taylor’s diss playful or petty...

2025-10-0814 min

The Free Will Show The Free Will Show Book TrailerCohosts 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: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/how-free-are-we-9780197657508?facet_narrowbybinding_facet=Ebook&facet_narrowbypubdate_facet=Last%203%20months&lang=en&cc=usAlso available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/How-Free-Are-We-Flummer/dp/0197657508Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2024-04-1506 min

The Free Will Show Episode 77: Ambivalence with Justin CoatesIn 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, In Praise of Ambivalence: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/in-praise-of-ambivalence-9780197652398?q=justin%20coates&lang=en&cc=us#Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2024-04-0844 min

The Free Will Show Episode 76: The Standing to Punish with Tommie ShelbyIn 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 illegitimate.Tommie's website: https://www.tommieshelby.com/Tommie's book, The Idea of Prison Abolition: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691229751/the-idea-of-prison-abolitionTwitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2024-03-2538 min

The Free Will Show Episode 75: Group Responsibility and Historicism with Stephanie Collins and Niels de HaanIn 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.xyz/Niels's website: https://sites.google.com/view/niels-de-haan/homepageTheir paper, "Group Responsibility and Historicism": https://academic.oup.com/pq/advance-article/doi/10.1093/pq/pqad104/7329479Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2024-03-1150 min

The Free Will Show Episode 74: Omissions and Moral Luck with Joseph MetzIn this episode, we talk with Joseph Metz about moral luck and responsibility for omissions.Joe's website: https://www.joseph-metz.com/homeJoe's paper, “Omissions, Moral Luck, and Minding the (Epistemic) Gap”: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-journal-of-philosophy/article/omissions-moral-luck-and-minding-the-epistemic-gap/F95FD50121A509FB66C3691D49D91B03Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2024-02-2636 min

The Free Will Show Episode 73: Corporate Criminal Responsibility with Mihailis DiamantisIn this episode, we talk with Mihailis Diamantis about the nature of corporations and some similarities between corporate and individual criminal responsibility.Mihailis's website: https://law.uiowa.edu/people/mihailis-diamantisMihailis's paper, "Corporate Criminal Minds": https://ndlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/NDL509.pdfTwitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2024-02-1250 min

The Free Will Show Episode 72: Crime and Reparations with Raff DonelsonIn this episode, we talk with Raff Donelson about several different topics, including his response to free will skepticism, whether its okay to make people responsible to make reparations for historical injustices, and his recent work on medieval criminal trials involving non-human animals.Raff's website: https://www.raffdonelson.com/Raff's paper, "Reparation, Responsibility, and Formalism: A Reply to Carnes": https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3717192Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2024-01-2931 min

The Free Will Show Episode 71: The Principle of Alternative Possibilities with Justin CapesIn this episode, we talk with Justin Capes about the principle of alternative possibilities and his version of the flicker of freedom response to Frankfurt cases.Justin's website: https://www.justincapes.com/Justin's book, Moral Responsibility and the Flicker of Freedom: https://academic.oup.com/book/46725Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2024-01-1541 min

The Free Will Show Episode 70: Forgiveness and the Law with Simone GublerIn this episode, we talk with Simone Gubler about forgiveness, its value, and some potential problems with institutional attempts to make forgiveness happen.Simone's website: https://simonegubler.com/Simone's paper, "Recent Work in Forgiveness": https://academic.oup.com/analysis/article-abstract/82/4/738/6908773?redirectedFrom=fulltextTwitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2023-12-1826 min

The Free Will Show Episode 69: Addiction and the Law with Stephen MorseIn this episode, we talk with Stephen Morse about the nature of addiction and about the moral and criminal responsibility of people who suffer from addiction. Stephen's website: https://www.law.upenn.edu/faculty/smorse/Stephen's book (edited with Adina Roskies), A Primer on Criminal Law and Neuroscience: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/a-primer-on-criminal-law-and-neuroscience-9780199859177?q=primer%20on%20law%20and%20neuroscience%20morse%20roskies&lang=en&cc=usTwitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2023-12-0438 min

The Free Will Show Episode 68: Psychopathy and the Law with David ShoemakerIn this episode, we talk with David Shoemaker about his theory of different kinds of moral responsibility and its implications for psychopathy and the law.David's website: https://sites.google.com/site/dshoemakr/homeDavid's book, Responsibility from the Margins: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/responsibility-from-the-margins-9780198715672?lang=en&cc=usTwitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2023-11-2041 min

The Free Will Show Episode 67: Children and the Law with Gideon YaffeIn this episode, we talk with Gideon Yaffe about whether and to what extent children should be held less culpable for breaking the law.Gideon's website: https://law.yale.edu/gideon-yaffeGideon's book, The Age of Culpability: Children and the Age of Criminal Responsibility: https://academic.oup.com/book/8349?login=falseTwitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2023-11-0639 min

The Free Will Show Episode 66: Overpunishment with Saul SmilanskyIn this episode, we talk with Saul Smilansky about overpunishment, focusing on the question of whether overpunishing a guilty person is morally worse than punishing an innocent person. We also briefly discuss Saul's work on free will and illusion.Saul's website: https://www.saulsmilansky.com/Saul's book, Free Will and Illusion: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/free-will-and-illusion-9780199252596?q=saul%20smilanski%20free%20will&lang=en&cc=usSaul's paper, "Overpunishment and the Punishment of the Innocent": https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/phib.12235 Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www...

2023-10-2342 min

The Free Will Show Episode 65: Rehabilitation with Katrina SifferdIn this episode, we talk with Katrina Sifferd about the rehabilitation of criminal offenders and the effects that environments can have on criminal behavior and rehabilitation.Katrina's website: https://pleasandexcuses.net/Katrina's paper, "Structural Injustice and Fair Opportunity": https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11572-023-09697-1Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2023-10-0935 min

Coffee With Philosophers Natural Compatibilists Should Be Theological Compatibilists (Dr. Taylor Cyr) | EP. 3Theological compatibilism is the thesis that God decreeing everything that will happen is compatible with you acting freely and being morally responsible for what you do. A majority of philosophers are compatibilists about causal determinism and moral responsibility. If you endorse causal (natural) compatibilism, should you also endorse theological compatibilism? Dr. Taylor Cyr offers an intersting argument that "Natural Compatibilists Should Be Theological Compatibilists." In this episode of the Coffee With Philosophers Podcast, we explore Dr. Cyr's article and discuss the fun and fascinating manipulation argument against compatibilism.

2023-10-041h 26

The Free Will Show Episode 64: Moral Authority and Punishment with Victor TadrosIn this episode, we talk with Victor Tadros about moral authority (or standing) and punishment. In particular, we ask about what it would mean for the state to be complicit in the behavior of criminal offenders and how that complicity might affect its standing to punish. Victor's website: https://vtadros367761169.wordpress.com/Victor's book, Criminal Responsibility: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/criminal-responsibility-9780199225828Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2023-09-2530 min

The Free Will Show Episode 63: Mens Rea with Craig AguleIn this episode, we talk with Craig Agule about some of the philosophical issues related to mens rea requirements in the law and also about the connection between mens rea and free will.Craig's website: https://craigagule.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2023-09-1824 min

The Free Will Show Episode 62: Theories of Punishment with Erin KellyIn this episode, we talk with Erin Kelly about the main theories of justification for punishment, as well as some challenges for those theories. We also ask her about her work on moving from retributive to restorative justice.Erin's website: https://erinikelly.comErin's book, The Limits of Blame: Rethinking Punishment and Responsibility: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674980778 Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2023-09-0730 min $Parker\'s Pensées$

Parker's Pensées Ep. 245 - Flickers of Freedom Don't Save Us from Frankfurt Cases w/Dr. Taylor CyrIn episode 245 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again by Dr. Taylor Cyr of the Free Will Show. This time we discuss Frankfurt style cases in the free will and moral responsibility literature and discuss Taylor's paper against several "flickers of freedom" theorists who want to save the principle of alternate possibilities from Frankfurt via flickers of freedom. Just watch the video, Taylor will explain it all! Check the time stamps for the full topic list. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/join Join t...

2023-08-211h 43

The Free Will Show Episode 61: Introduction to Free Will and the Law with Kyle FritzThis episode starts a new season on free will and the law. In a wide-ranging discussion, Kyle Fritz gives some background for various key issues at the intersection of free will and the law.Kyle's website: https://kylegfritz.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2023-08-1650 min

The London Lyceum Free Will and Determinism with Taylor Cyr and W. Matthews GrantJordan and Joel talk with Taylor Cyr and Matthews Grant about determinism, libertarian free will, and more.Resources:1) Free Will and God's Universal Causality: The Dual Sources Account, W. Matthews GrantSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-london-lyceum4672/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

2023-07-051h 12

GovFuture Podcast Exploring IT Modernization and Emerging Technologies in State and Local Government, Interview with Taylor Cyr, Quantiphi [GovFuture Podcast]On this episode of the GovFuture podcast we speak with Taylor Cyr who is Director, Public Sector and Education at Quantiphi. Taylor explores how IT modernization and emerging technologies are being adopted in State and Local Government and addresses some of the challenges these governments face. Taylor also shares how state and local governments strive to create citizen-centric experiences and provides examples of how this is being done in real life.If you enjoy listening to this podcast please rate us on apple podcasts, Google, Spotify or on your favorite podcast platform. Also, if you’re not al...

2023-05-3028 min

The Free Will Show Episode 60: Compatibilism and Reduction with Robert WallaceIn this episode, we talk with Robert Wallace about a dilemma for compatibilist views that reductively explain free will in terms of dispositions.Robert's website: https://www.roberthwallace.com/Robert's paper, "A Dilemma for Reductive Compatibilism": https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10670-021-00475-wTwitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2023-05-2955 min

The Free Will Show Episode 59: Crime and Public Health with Nadine ElzeinIn this episode we talk with Nadine Elzein about the public health model for responding to criminal behavior. We ask about reasons for preferring this model (including free will skepticism) as well as some common objections to treating crime like a public health issue. Nadine's website: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/philosophy/people/summaries/elzein/Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2023-05-1538 min

The Free Will Show Episode 58: Options and Agency with John MaierIn this episode we talk with John Maier about what he calls 'options' and how they’re related in other issues in the philosophy of agency. John's website: https://www.jmaier.netJohn's book, Options and Agency: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-10243-1Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2023-05-0130 min

The Free Will Show Episode 57: The Reason View with Susan WolfIn this episode, we talk with Susan Wolf about her view of free will, which she calls "The Reason View," and how her view has evolved over the years. Susan's website: https://philosophy.unc.edu/people/susan-wolf/Susan's book, Freedom within Reason: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/freedom-within-reason-9780195085655?cc=us&lang=en&Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2023-04-1742 min

The Free Will Show Episode 56: Raising the Stakes in the Free Will Debate with Justin CaouetteIn this episode, we talk with Justin Caouette about a variety of topics that he’s interested in in the free will debate as well as what is at stake in the debate itself. Justin's website: http://www.profjustincaouette.com/Justin's co-edited volume, Free Will and Moral Responsibility: https://www.cambridgescholars.com/free-will-and-moral-responsibility-15Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2023-04-0342 min

The Free Will Show Episode 55: Blameworthiness and Forgiveness with Per-Erik MilamIn this episode, we talk with Per-Erik Milam about blameworthiness and forgiveness. Along the way, we talk about two types of view about what forgiveness is.Per's website: http://www.pererikmilam.com/Per's chapter discussed in the episode is called "Forgiveness," and it is in the Oxford Handbook of Moral Responsibility: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-oxford-handbook-of-moral-responsibility-9780190679309Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2023-03-2045 min

The Free Will Show Episode 54: Action Explanations with Megan FrittsIn this episode we talk with Megan Fritts about causal and non-causal theories of action explanation and why she prefers a non-causal approach.Megan's website: https://sites.google.com/view/meganjfritts/homeMegan's paper, "Reasons Explanations as Structural Explanations": https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11229-021-03349-4Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2023-03-0625 min

The Free Will Show Episode 53: Manipulation and Intentional Agency with Andrei BuckareffIn this episode, we talk with Andrei Buckareff about a kind of soft-line response to the manipulation argument that draws from work within the philosophy of action.Andrei's website: https://sites.google.com/site/andreibuckareff/Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2023-02-2051 min

Club Sammitch Memes, Movies, and Free Will, Featuring Special Guest: Dr. Taylor CyrAnother season means another big guest! This time, its Dr. Taylor Cyr, professor of philosophy at Samford and co-host of The Free Will Show. Join Sam, Mitch, and Dr. Cyr as they talk about philosophical movies, pizza baking traditions, memes, and professor life. A big thanks to Dr. Cyr for joining us, and you can find more of him on his podcast!

2023-02-1857 min

The Free Will Show Episode 52: Free Will as a Natural Kind with Oisín DeeryIn this episode, we talk with Oisín Deery about his work on free will as a natural kind. Along the way, we talk about what it feels like to act freely, whether freedom is compatible with determinism, and whether artificial intelligences could have free will.Oisin's website: https://www.oisindeery.com/Oisin's book, Naturally Free Action: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/naturally-free-action-9780198789796?cc=ie&lang=de&resultsPerPage=60&sortField=8Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: h...

2023-02-0633 min

The Free Will Show Episode 51: Flickers of Freedom with Bradford StockdaleIn this episode, we discuss a popular response to Frankfurt cases called the "flicker of freedom" strategy. Our guest is Bradford Stockdale.Brad's PhilPeople profile: https://philpeople.org/profiles/bradford-stockdaleBrad's paper, "Moral Responsibility, Alternative Possibilities, and Acting on One's Own": https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10892-020-09353-zTwitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2023-01-2334 min

The Free Will Show Episode 50: Double Compatibilism with Greg WeltyIn this episode, we talk with Greg Welty about what compatibilists about freedom and determinism could contribute to the debate about freedom and foreknowledge.Greg's website: http://www.gregwelty.com/Greg's book, Why Is There Evil in the World (And So Much Of It)?: https://www.christianfocus.com/products/2741/why-is-there-evil-inTwitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2022-12-121h 30

The Free Will Show Episode 49: Open Theism, Part 2 with Patrick ToddThis is our second of two episodes on open theism. We talk with Patrick Todd about two versions of the view and why he prefers the open future open theist view.Patrick's website: http://www.patricktodd.co/Patrick's book, The Open Future: Why Future Contingents Are All False: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-open-future-9780192897916?cc=us&lang=en&Collection of essays co-edited and co-introduced by Patrick (with John Martin Fischer), Freedom, Fatalism, and Foreknowledge: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/freedom-fatalism-and-foreknowledge-9780199942411?q=patrick%20todd&lang=en&cc=usTwitter: https...

2022-11-2848 min

The Free Will Show Episode 48: Open Theism, Part 1 with William HaskerThis is our first of two episodes on open theism, the view that we have free will and that it is incompatible with divine foreknowledge. In this episode, we talk with William Hasker about reasons to be an open theist and some potential challenges.Bill's website: https://www.huntington.edu/meet-the-faculty/william-haskerInfluential book on open theism, to which Bill is a contributor, The Openness of God: https://www.ivpress.com/the-openness-of-godBill's book, God, Time and Knowledge: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9780801485459/god-time-and-knowledge/#bookTabs=1 Bill's book, Providence, Evil and...

2022-11-1453 min

The Free Will Show Episode 47: Sourcehood Libertarianism with David HuntIn this episode, we talk with David Hunt about the source-libertarian response to the problem of freedom and foreknowledge, according to which, although causal determinism would rule out moral responsibility, alternative possibilities are not required.David's website: https://www.whittier.edu/academics/philosophy/david-huntDavid's paper, "On Augustine's Way Out": https://www.pdcnet.org/scholarpdf/show?id=faithphil_1999_0016_0001_0003_0026&pdfname=faithphil_1999_0016_0001_0003_0026.pdf&file_type=pdf David's coauthored entry (with Linda Zagzebski) in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, "Foreknowledge and Free Will": https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/free-will-foreknowledge/David's interviews on Closer to...

2022-10-3145 min

Adherent Apologetics 287. Taylor Cyr: Why Compatibilism Makes the Most Sense in the Free Will DebateDr. Taylor Cyr is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Samford University. In this interview, we chat about the free will debate, and why he thinks compatibilism is a better view than free will or no-free-will positions. His Website: https://taylorwcyr.com/ -------------------------------- GIVING -------------------------------- Please consider becoming a Patron! Patreon (Thanks!): https://www.patreon.com/AdherentApologetics YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO8jj_CQwrRRwwwXBndo6nQ/join

2022-10-2952 min

The Free Will Show Episode 46: The Dependence Response, Part 2 with Philip SwensonThis episode is the second in a two-part series on the dependence response to the problem of freedom and foreknowledge. In this episode, we talk with Philip Swenson about his version of the dependence response, whether Molinists can accept the response, and more.Philip's website: https://sites.google.com/site/philipjswenson/homePhilip's paper, "Ability, Foreknowledge, and Explanatory Dependence": https://philpapers.org/archive/SWEAFA.pdfAnother interview with Philip on his dilemma for Molinism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE0fxXY3hjE Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: ht...

2022-10-1737 min

The Free Will Show Episode 45: The Dependence Response, Part 1 with Trenton MerricksThis episode is the first in a two-part series on the dependence response to the problem of freedom and foreknowledge. In this episode, we talk with Trenton Merricks about truth, dependence, foreknowledge, and freedom. Trenton's website: https://www.trentonmerricks.com/Trenton's paper, "Truth and Freedom": https://www.trentonmerricks.com/public/publications/Truth-and-Freedom.pdf Trenton's paper, "Foreknowledge and Freedom": https://www.trentonmerricks.com/public/publications/Merricks-F-and-F-PR.pdfTwitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com...

2022-10-0335 min

The Free Will Show Episode 44: Molinism with William Lane CraigIn this episode, we talk with William Lane Craig about Molinism, a view about the compatibility of divine providence and human free will that is sometimes brought up in response to the challenge of divine foreknowledge.Bill's website: https://www.reasonablefaith.org/Bill's book, The Only Wise God: https://wipfandstock.com/9781579103163/the-only-wise-god/Bill's book, Divine Foreknowledge and Human Freedom: https://brill.com/view/title/2069?language=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com...

2022-09-1942 min

The Free Will Show Episode 43: Ockhamism with Amy SeymourIn this episode, we talk with Amy Seymour about Ockhamist solution to the problem of freedom and foreknowledge. Along the way, we discuss various related issues in the philosophy of time.Amy's website: https://www.amyseymour.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2022-09-0559 min

The London Lyceum Freedom and Foreknowledge with Taylor CyrJordan talks with Taylor Cyr, co-host of the free will show, about freedom and divine foreknowledge. They cover topics like: What is freedom? What is foreknowledge? What is the dilemma of freedom and foreknowledge? Does foreknowledge restrict freedom? What responses are there to the dilemma of freedom and foreknowledge? What are the costs/benefits of the various responses to this dilemma? And more!Tune in to the free will show co-hosted by Taylor.Resources:1) Divine Omniscience and Voluntary Action, Nelson Pike2) Freedom and Foreknowledge, Roger Turner3) Free Will, Compatibilism, and Manipulation...

2022-08-3156 min

The Free Will Show Episode 42: Boethianism with Katherin RogersIn this episode, we talk with Katherin Rogers about the Boethian response to the problem of freedom and foreknowledge, according to which God’s timelessness helps to solve the problem.Kate's website: https://www.udel.edu/faculty-staff/experts/katherin-rogers/Kate's recent book, The Experimental Approach to Free Will: https://www.routledge.com/The-Experimental-Approach-to-Free-Will-Freedom-in-the-Laboratory/Rogers/p/book/9781032194028Kate's book, Freedom and Self Creation: Anselmian Libertarianism: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/freedom-and-self-creation-9780198743972?cc=us&lang=en&Kate's book, Anselm on Freedom: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/anselm-on-freedom-9780199231676?cc=us&lang=en&

2022-08-2241 min

The Free Will Show Episode 41: Introduction to Freedom and Foreknowledge with Simon KittleThis episode is the first in a new season on the puzzle of divine foreknowledge and human free will. Our guest, Simon Kittle, introduces the problem of freedom and foreknowledge and gives an overview of the responses to this problem that we’ll cover in more detail in the remaining episodes of this season.Simon's website: https://www.simonkittle.com/ Simon's book (with Leigh Vicens), God and Human Freedom: https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/abs/god-and-human-freedom/D0EE63BB14A6F9C4F85DB3CFE347E891 Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow

2022-08-0842 min

The Free Will Show Bonus Episode: 50 Free Will Puzzles with Garrett PendergraftIn this bonus episode, we talk with Garrett Pendergraft about his new book, Free Will and Human Agency: 50 Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Though Experiments. We’ll be back next month with season 5, which focuses on the problem of human freedom and divine foreknowledge.Garrett's website: https://seaver.pepperdine.edu/academics/faculty/garrett-pendergraft/Garrett's book: https://www.routledge.com/Free-Will-and-Human-Agency-50-Puzzles-Paradoxes-and-Thought-Experiments/Pendergraft/p/book/9780367641948 Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2022-07-2128 min

The Free Will Show Episode 40: Moral Luck and Transformative Experiences with Marcela HerdovaIn this episode, we talk with Marcela Herdova about moral luck and transformative experiences—the kind of experiences that fundamentally change who we are. Marcela's website: https://marcelaherdova.com/Marcela's paper, "Transformative Moral Luck": https://www.pdcnet.org/msp/content/msp_2019_0043_0162_0180Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2022-05-1642 min

The Free Will Show Episode 39: The Vagueness of "Free Will" with Santiago AmayaIn this episode, we talk with Santiago Amaya about an argument for the conclusion that "free will" is a vague term. We also talk about what Santiago thinks are some of the implications of this conclusion for the free will debate.Santiago's PhilPeople profile: https://philpeople.org/profiles/santiago-amayaSantiago's podcast, "Free Will Matters": https://freewill.uniandes.edu.co/podcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2022-05-0231 min

The Free Will Show Episode 38: Omissions and Frankfurt Cases with John StigallIn this episode, we talk with John Stigall about omissions and Frankfurt cases. John defends the view that, while we can be morally responsible for performing positive actions even if we lack the ability to do otherwise, moral responsibility for omissions requires the ability to do otherwise.John's website: https://philpeople.org/profiles/john-stigall John's article, "Causation, Norms, and Omissions: A Study of Causal Judgments (with Randolph Clarke, Joshua Shepherd, Robyn Repko Waller, and Chris Zarpentine): https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09515089.2013.815099Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www...

2022-04-1833 min

The Free Will Show Episode 37: Mental Illness and Moral Responsibility with Sofia JeppssonIn this episode, we talk with Sofia Jeppsson about why we should not take mental illness to function as an exemption from moral responsibility and why we shouldn’t take what P. F. Strawson called the “objective stance” towards those who are mentally ill.Sofia's departmental website: https://www.umu.se/en/staff/sofia-jeppsson/ Sofia's personal website: https://www.sofiajeppsson.com/Sofia's article, "Psychosis and Intelligibility": https://muse.jhu.edu/article/806103Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.fa...

2022-04-0438 min

The Free Will Show Episode 36: Manipulation, Bypassing, and Nonconsensual Neurocorrectives with Gabriel De MarcoIn this episode, we talk with Gabriel De Marco about various manipulation cases and different ways philosophers have responded to them. We also talk about real-life cases of interventions that are similar to the manipulations in philosophical thought experiments.Gabriel's website: https://www.neuroethics.ox.ac.uk/people/dr-gabriel-de-marco?filter_types-688386[]=book,chapterGabe's paper, "Nonconsensual Neurocorrectives, Bypassing, and Free Action" (open access): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11098-021-01740-yAnother of Gabe's papers (the one with the "Matt" case), "Historical Moral Responsibility and Manipulation via Deletion" (open access): https://link...

2022-03-2159 min

The Free Will Show Episode 35: Strawsonianism and Manipulation Arguments with Andrew Latham and Hannah TierneyIn this episode, we talk with Andrew Latham and Hannah Tierney about their recent collaborative work on manipulation arguments against compatibilism. They offer a novel response to those arguments by drawing from the work of P. F. Strawson.Andrew's website: https://andrewjlatham.wixsite.com/andrewlathamHannah's website: https://www.hannahtierney.com/ Andrew and Hannah's paper, "Defusing Existential and Universal Threats to Compatibilism: A Strawsonian Dilemma for Manipulation Arguments": https://philpapers.org/rec/LATDEATwitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en

2022-03-0741 min

The Free Will Show Episode 34: The Epistemic Condition and Tracing with Daniel MillerIn this episode, we talk with Daniel Miller about when and why ignorance functions as an excuse from blameworthiness, and how this is related to a phenomenon called “tracing”.Dan's website: http://www.danieljamesmiller.com/Dan's paper, "Reasonable Foreseeability and Blameless Ignorance": https://philpapers.org/archive/MILRFA-3.pdfDan's entry on ignorance and blame at 1000-Word Philosophy: https://1000wordphilosophy.com/2019/02/14/ignorance-and-blame/Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2022-02-2142 min

The Free Will Show Episode 33: Free Will and Moral Luck with Robert HartmanIn this episode, we talk with Robert Hartman about the problems of free will and moral luck and how they are related to each other.Bob's website: http://www.robertjhartman.com/Bob's book, In Defense of Moral Luck: https://www.routledge.com/In-Defense-of-Moral-Luck-Why-Luck-Often-Affects-Praiseworthiness-and-Blameworthiness/Hartman/p/book/9780367372415Bob's article, "Constitutive Moral Luck and Strawson's Argument for the Impossibility of Moral Responsibility": https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-american-philosophical-association/article/abs/constitutive-moral-luck-and-strawsons-argument-for-the-impossibility-of-moral-responsibility/F20DA7AD595F2D14E2FE2CE3E3F6ED97Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https...

2022-02-0742 min $Parker\'s Pensées$

Parker's Pensées Ep. 149 - Moral Luck and Theories of Moral Responsibility w/Dr. Taylor CyrIn this episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined for the 5th time (!) by Dr. Taylor Cyr. This time we talk about his awesome work on moral luck. Taylor argues that constitutive moral luck should lead historicists to convert over to his brand of structuralism. Check out more of Taylor's work here: https://taylorwcyr.com/find the Free Will Show here: https://thefreewillshow.com/ Check out my sponsor Bibllios Clothing through this link for 10% off of their awesome merch: https://bibliosclothing.com/discount/PARKER If you like this podcast, then support it on Patre...

2022-02-051h 40

The Free Will Show Episode 32: Incompatibilism and Incompossibilism with Kristin MickelsonIn this episode, we talk with Kristin Mickelson about whether philosophers are using the term “incompatibilism” in different ways and what implications this may have for the free will debate.Kristin's PhilPeople profile: https://philpeople.org/profiles/kristin-m-mickelson Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2022-01-2458 min

The Free Will Show Episode 31: Dependence, Freedom, and Foreknowledge with Andrew LawThis episode kicks off our fourth season, which will feature the work of mostly earlier-career scholars on a range of topics related to free will. Here we interview Andrew Law on the problem of divine foreknowledge and human free will, focusing on the increasingly popular dependence solution to the problem.Andrew's website: https://andrewlaw91.wixsite.com/websiteTwitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2022-01-1054 min

The Free Will Show Episode 30: Free Will as a Higher-Level Phenomenon with Christian ListIn this episode, we talk with philosopher Christian List about a different way of responding to a challenge to free will from physics. Even if determinism is true at the level of physics, free will might still be possible at the higher and independent level of agency. Christian's website: https://personal.lse.ac.uk/LIST/Christian's book, Why Free Will Is Real: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674979581Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/T...

2021-12-1356 min

The Free Will Show Episode 29: Physics and Free Will with Jenann IsmaelIn this episode, we talk with Jenann Ismael about how our ordinary conception of ourselves as agents who make free decisions is not in conflict with the classical deterministic model of physics. We also discuss how to think about determinism in light of recent advances in physics. Jenann's website: https://www.jenanni.com/Jenann's book: How Physics Makes Us FreeTwitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2021-11-2959 min

The Free Will Show Episode 28: Situationism with Christian MillerIn this episode, we talk with Christian Miller about studies in psychology that seem to show that our actions are more influenced by the situations that we’re in than by our character or conscious willing. We also talk about how these studies relate to free will and moral responsibility, as well as Christian’s own view.Christian's website: https://www.christianbmiller.com/Christian's book, The Character Gap: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-character-gap-9780197503805?lang=en&cc=us Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=e...

2021-11-1545 min

The Free Will Show Episode 27: Developmental Psychology and Free Will with Tamar KushnirIn this episode, we talk with psychologist Tamar Kushnir about the developmental origins of our beliefs in free will and agency. We also talk about studies comparing adults and children and cross-cultural differences in beliefs about agency.Tamar's website: http://ecclabduke.com/theteamTamar’s paper in Philosophy Compass: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/phc3.12529Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2021-11-0144 min

The Free Will Show Episode 26: Willpower and Ego Depletion with Roy BaumeisterIn this episode, we talk with social psychologist Roy Baumeister about willpower and an effect that Roy calls “ego depletion”. We also ask Roy about his recent work developing a scientific theory of free will. Roy's website: https://roybaumeister.com/Roy's book on Willpower (cowritten with John Tierney): https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/307740/willpower-by-roy-f-baumeister-and-john-tierney/Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2021-10-1851 min

The Free Will Show Episode 25: Monkeys and Free Will with Adina RoskiesIn this episode we talk with neuroscientist and philosopher Adina Roskies about what we can learn about free will from monkey cognition. We also ask her about her take on the Libet experiment and whether neuroscience could, in principle, disprove free will.Adina's Website: https://faculty-directory.dartmouth.edu/adina-l-roskiesAdina's chapter "Monkey Decision-Making as a Model System for Human Decision-Making" can be found in the book Surrounding Free Will, edited by Al Mele: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/surrounding-free-will-9780199333950?cc=us&lang=en&Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https...

2021-10-0434 min

The Free Will Show Episode 24: The Neural Basis of Free Will with Peter Ulric TseIn this episode, we talk with neuroscientist Peter Ulric Tse about the neural basis of free will. We cover topics such as criterial causation, kinds of free will, and why he’s a libertarian about free will.Peter's website: https://sites.dartmouth.edu/peter/Peter's book: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/neural-basis-free-willPeter's MOOC: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBZk0Jl545845TCxtkEbJQ7bTJTqi_HrF Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2021-09-2052 min

Capturing Christianity Podcast CC156: Does God's Foreknowledge Preclude Human Free Will? Philip Swenson vs. Taylor CyrChristian philosophers Philip Swenson (left) and Taylor Cyr (right) have different answers to the question of whether God's foreknowledge precludes human free will. In this live discussion, they air out some of their differences and, in the process, introduce us to a flourishing dialogue happening in academia. Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPl2heSStGk&t=1s Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

2021-09-071h 55

The Free Will Show Episode 23: The Neurophilosophy of Free Will with Uri MaozIn this episode, we talk with brain scientist Uri Maoz about the neurophilosophy of free will. We ask about the role of neuroscience in the free will debate, how philosophers and neuroscientists can collaborate, and more.Uri's website: https://braininstitute.us/people/uri-maoz/Neurophilosophy of Free Will project website: https://neurophil-freewill.org/Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2021-09-0658 min

The Free Will Show Episode 22: The Libet Experiment with Tim BayneIn this episode, Tim Bayne explains a famous experiment by brain scientist Benjamin Libet— an experiment that Libet took to show that we have no free will. We discuss several critical responses to Libet, and Tim argues that, even if unsuccessful in his original aims, Libet has raised good questions for philosophers, physiologists, and neuroscientists to explore.Tim's website: https://www.mmcr.edu.au/our_people/tim-bayne/ Libet's 1985 Behavioral and Brain Sciences paper, including peer commentary: http://philosophy.org.za/uploads_other/Libet1985.pdfRecent paper on readiness potential by Aaron Schurger et al...

2021-08-2354 min

The Free Will Show Episode 21: Introduction to Free Will and Science with Robyn Repko WallerThis episode is the first in a new season on free will and science. Over the course of the season, we’ll have episodes covering topics in neuroscience, psychology, and physics. To kick things off with a general introduction to free will and science, we are joined by Robyn Repko Waller. Robyn's website: https://sites.google.com/site/robynrepkowaller/homeRobyn's John Templeton Foundation White Paper, "Recent Work on Agency, Freedom, and Responsibility: A Review": https://www.templeton.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Free-Will-White-Paper.pdf Robyn's interview on the Beautiful Minds Blog in Scientific American: http...

2021-08-0959 min $Parker\'s Pensées$

Parker's Pensées Ep. 121 - The Philosophy of Loki w/Drs. Matt Flummer and Taylor CyrIn this episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once more by the hosts of the Free Will Show, Drs. Taylor Cyr and Matthew Flummer to discuss the philosophy at play in the Disney+ show, Loki. We discuss free will, foreknowledge, personal identity, theories of mind, and other philosophical concepts which pop up in the show. Check out there show here: https://thefreewillshow.com/ If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $1, $3, or $5 a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to a...

2021-07-261h 02

The London Lyceum Free Will, Compatibilism, and Manipulation with Taylor CyrJordan and Brandon are joined by London Lyceum fellow Taylor Cyr to chat about free will, compatibilism, and manipulation. They consider what all these terms mean, what the biggest objections to compatibilism are, what it means to be manipulated and if it undermines free will.Find more info about the London Lyceum or contact us at our website.Resources:1) Find all of Taylor's work at his website2) Find Taylor's top five recommended books on free will here3) Frankfurt, Harry (1969). “Alternate Possibilities and Moral Responsibility,” Journal of Philosophy 66: 829–8394) Responsibility and Control, John M...

2021-07-0756 min

The Free Will Show Episode 20: Season 2 Q&ACohosts Taylor Cyr and Matt Flummer answer listener questions about the issues and ideas brought up in Season 2 of The Free Will Show.Asimov, Bicentennial Manhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0182789/Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Measure of a Manhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0708807/Kevin Timpe, Free Will: Sourcehood and its Alternativeshttps://www.bloomsbury.com/us/free-will-9780826496256/Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

2021-05-1758 min

The Free Will Show Episode 19: Mysterianism with Seth ShaboIn this episode, we talk with Seth Shabo about mysterianism, the view that we have free will, but it is a mystery how it is that we have it. While not a mysterian himself, Seth explains the attractions of the view and addresses some common objections, and we end by asking Seth about his own views on free will and moral responsibility.Seth's website: https://philpapers.org/s/Seth%20ShaboSeth's paper, "Why Free Will Remains a Mystery": https://philpapers.org/rec/SHAWFWIf you have a question you’d like us to an...

2021-05-0335 min

The Free Will Show Episode 18: Revisionism with Manuel VargasIn this episode, we talk with Manuel Vargas about revisionism, a family of views according to which our ordinary conception of free will needs to be revised. Manuel's website: http://vargasphilosophy.com/Manuel's book, Building Better Beings: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/building-better-beings-9780199697540?cc=ca&lang=en&P. F. Strawson’s classic paper, “Freedom and Resentment”: https://philpapers.org/rec/STRFAR-4If you have a question you’d like us to answer in our Q&A episode, get in touch with us at thefreewillshow@gmail.com, via the show’s website: t...

2021-04-1833 min

The Free Will Show Episode 17: Compatibilism, Part 3 (Semicompatibilism) with Michael McKennaIn this episode, we talk with Michael McKenna about semicompatibilism (or, perhaps better, source compatibilism). We discuss two versions of the view: “mesh” theories (including Harry Frankfurt’s hierarchical model) and reasons-responsiveness theories.Michael's website: https://msmckenna.com/Michael's book, Conversation and Responsibility: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/conversation-and-responsibility-9780199740031?cc=us&lang=en&Harry Frankfurt’s paper, “Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person”: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2024717?seq=1If you have a question you’d like us to answer in our Q&A episode, get in touch with...

2021-04-0551 min

The Free Will Show Episode 16: Compatibilism, Part 2 (Dispositional Compatibilism) with Kadri VihvelinIn this episode, we interview Kadri Vihvelin about a recent development of the classical compatibilist position—a development that has come to be known as "dispositional compatibilism." Along the way we discuss time travel, abilities, dispositions, and much more.Kadri's website: http://vihvelin.com/Kadri's book, Causes, Laws, and Free Will: Why Determinism Doesn't Matter: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/causes-laws-and-free-will-9780199795185?cc=ca&lang=en&Kadri's recent time travel paper, "Killing Time Again": https://academic.oup.com/monist/article-abstract/103/3/312/5859025If you have a question you’d like us to answer in o...

2021-03-2240 min

The Free Will Show Episode 15: Compatibilism, Part 1 (Classical Compatibilism) with Helen BeebeeIn this episode, we ask Helen Beebee about a range of compatibilist positions, beginning with the “classical compatibilism” of Hobbes/Hume and then turning to the conditional analysis of ability, David Lewis’s “local miracle compatibilism,” and, finally, “Humean compatibilism.”Helen's website: https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/Helen.Beebee.htmlHelen’s book, Free Will: An Introduction: https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9780230232921Helen’s paper, “Local Miracle Compatibilism”: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3506084?seq=1Helen’s paper with Al Mele, “Humean Compatibilism”: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3093706?seq=1If you have a qu...

2021-03-0846 min

The Free Will Show Episode 14: Free Will Skepticism with Gregg CarusoIn this episode we talk with Gregg Caruso about free will skepticism, the view that we lack the freedom (or control) required for moral responsibility in the basic desert sense.Gregg's website:http://www.greggcaruso.com/Gregg's forthcoming book:https://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/law/criminal-law/rejecting-retributivism-free-will-punishment-and-criminal-justice?format=HBGregg's new book co-written with Dan Dennett:https://politybooks.com/bookdetail/?isbn=9781509545759 Gregg's Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article:https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/skepticism-moral-responsibility/If you have a question you’d like us to...

2021-02-2255 min

The Free Will Show Episode 13: Libertarianism, Part 3 (Non-Causal) with David PalmerThis is the third of a three-part series on varieties of libertarianism. In this episode, we talk with David Palmer about non-causal libertarianism.David's website:https://philosophy.utk.edu/staff/palmer.phpDavid's forthcoming article defending noncausal free will: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11229-020-02701-4David's book Libertarian Free Will: Contemporary Debates https://oxford.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199860081.001.0001/acprof-9780199860081If you have a question you’d like us to answer in our Q&A episode, get in touch with us at thefreewillshow@gmail.co...

2021-02-0845 min

The Free Will Show Episode 12: Libertarianism, Part 2 (Agent-Causal) with Timothy O'ConnorThis episode is the second of a three-part series on varieties of libertarianism. In this episode, we talk with Timothy O'Connor about agent causal libertarianism.Tim's website: https://philosophy.indiana.edu/people/oconnor.shtmlTim's book: Persons and Causes: The Metaphysics of Free Will: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/persons-and-causes-9780195153743?cc=ca&lang=en&Tim’s interviews on Closer to Truth: https://www.closertotruth.com/contributor/timothy-oconnor/profile Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, “Free Will”: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/freewill/Stanf...

2021-01-2554 min

The Free Will Show Episode 11: Libertarianism, Part 1 (Event-Causal) with Christopher FranklinThis season begins with a three-part series on varieties of libertarianism. In this episode, we talk with Chris Franklin about his version of event-causal libertarianism.Chris's website:https://christopherefranklin.weebly.com/Chris's book: A Minimal Libertarianism:https://global.oup.com/academic/product/a-minimal-libertarianism-9780190682781?cc=us&lang=en&#Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, “Free Will”: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/freewill/If you have a question you’d like us to answer in our Q&A episode, get in touch with us at thefreewillshow@gmail.com, via the show’s website...

2021-01-1150 min $Parker\'s Pensées$

Parker's Pensées Ep. 41 - Is Time Travel Possible? w/Dr. Taylor CyrIn this episode, Dr. Taylor Cyr schools us on various theories of time in order to help us think about the possibility of time travel. This dude is the man, you are going to learn something! If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $1, $3, or $5 a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/parkers_pensees Check out my...

2020-12-141h 51

The Free Will Show The Free Will Show Season 2 TrailerCohosts Taylor Cyr and Matt Flummer describe Season 2 of The Free Will Show.Taylor’s website: taylorwcyr.comMatt’s website: matthewflummer.weebly.com/If you have a question you’d like us to answer in our Q&A episode, get in touch with us at thefreewillshow@gmail.com, via the show’s website: thefreewillshow.com, or through social media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook...

2020-12-0701 min

The Free Will Show Episode 10: Q&ACohosts Taylor Cyr and Matt Flummer answer listener questions about the issues and ideas brought up in Season 1 of The Free Will Show.We discussed Neil Levy's book Hard Luck in this episode: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/hard-luck-9780199601387?cc=ca&lang=en&If you have a question you’d like us to answer in a future Q&A episode, get in touch with us at thefreewillshow@gmail.com, via the show’s website: thefreewillshow.com, or through social media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefr...

2020-11-2334 min

The Free Will Show Episode 9: Moral Luck with Dana Kay NelkinIn this episode, Dana Kay Nelkin explains the problem of moral luck, which raises a challenge for all theories of freedom and responsibility. After giving several examples of moral luck, Dana explains some types of response to this challenge.Dana’s website:http://www.danakaynelkin.com/Dana’s article on Moral Luck in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy:https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/moral-luck/Thomas Nagel's famous paper on moral luck:https://www.jstor.org/stable/4106826?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contentsThe Man in the High...

2020-11-0940 min

The Free Will Show Episode 8: The Manipulation Argument with Derk PereboomIn this episode, Derk Pereboom explains the manipulation argument—an argument that aims at showing that determinism and free will are incompatible. After walking us through his widely discussed “Four-Case Argument,” Derk summarizes Alfred Mele’s “Zygote Argument” and responds to a variety of objections to manipulation arguments.Derk’s website:http://derk-pereboom.net/Derk’s Books:Free Will, Agency, and Meaning in Life: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/free-will-agency-and-meaning-in-life-9780198776864?cc=ca&lang=en&#Four Views on Free Will: https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Four+Views+on+Free+Will-p-9781405134...

2020-10-2651 min

The Free Will Show Episode 7: Frankfurt Cases with Carolina SartorioIn this episode, Carolina Sartorio explains “Frankfurt cases”—cases that call into question the intuitive idea, sometimes called the principle of alternative possibilities (“PAP” for short), according to which moral responsibility requires alternative possibilities. After talking through one type of objection to Frankfurt cases, Carolina discusses the significance of Frankfurt cases, which she argues extends beyond their role as alleged counterexamples to PAP.Carolina’s Website: http://sartorio.arizona.edu/Carolina’s Book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/causation-and-free-will-9780198746799?cc=ca&lang=en&Frankfurt’s Paper: https://philpapers.org/rec/FRAAPA-8Mele and Robb’...

2020-10-1242 min $Parker\'s Pensées$

Parker's Pensées Ep. 14 - Did You Freely Choose to Listen to This Episode? w/ Dr. Taylor CyrIn this episode, Dr. Taylor Cyr, professor of philosophy and co-host of The Free Will Show, breaks down the requisite definitions to situate us into the free will conversation and then we discuss his own unique contributions to the conversation on determinism and moral responsibility. His position is called "semicompatibilism". Check out his awesome podcast here: https://thefreewillshow.com/ If you want to get early access to the newest episodes then click the link below to become a Patreon supporter. I'm developing a large backlog of episodes, both interviews and my own constructive work. So if you're...

2020-10-051h 38

The Free Will Show Episode 6: The Problem of Luck with Alfred MeleIn this episode, Alfred Mele explains the problem of luck for libertarianism (the view that we have free will and that free will is incompatible with determinism). Along the way, we discuss different types of libertarian views of free will, as well as Al’s own proposed solution to the problem of luck on behalf of libertarians. Al’s Website: http://myweb.fsu.edu/amele/almele.htmlAl’s book on this subject: Free Will and Luck: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/free-will-and-luck-9780195374391?cc=us&lang=en& If you have a question you’d li...

2020-09-2838 min

The Free Will Show Episode 5: The Consequence Argument with Peter van InwagenIn this episode, Peter van Inwagen explains the consequence argument for incompatibilism. Afterwards, he discusses what he takes to be the problem of freedom and determinism.Peter’s Website: https://philosophy.nd.edu/people/emeritus/peter-van-inwagen/A collection of Peter’s written work: https://andrewmbailey.com/pvi/Papers referenced in the episode:"Are We Free to Break the Laws?" by David Lewishttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1755-2567.1981.tb00473.x“A Reconsideration of an Argument Against Compatibilism” by Thomas McKay and David Johnson https://www.pdcnet.org/phil...

2020-09-1433 min

The Free Will Show Episode 4: Divine Foreknowledge with Linda ZagzebskiIn this episode, Linda Zagzebski explains the argument from God’s infallible foreknowledge to the conclusion that no one has free will. After discussing several responses to the argument, she then explains why this problem is interesting—whether one is a theist or not.Linda’s website: https://www.ou.edu/cas/philosophy/people/faculty/linda-zagzebskiRecommended resources:Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, “Foreknowledge and Free Will”: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/free-will-foreknowledge/Linda's first book, The Dilemma of Freedom and Foreknowledge: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-dilemma-of-freedom-and-foreknowledge-9780195107630?cc=us&lang=en&#

2020-08-3144 min

The Free Will Show Episode 3: Logical Fatalism with Alicia FinchIn this episode, Alicia Finch explains an intriguing argument for logical fatalism—the view that the laws of logic preclude out having free will—as well as four types of response to the argument.Alicia’s website: https://www.aliciafinch.com/Recommended resources:Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, “Fatalism”: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/fatalism/If you have a question you’d like us to answer in our Q&A episode, get in touch with us at thefreewillshow@gmail.com, via the show’s website: thefreewillshow.com, or through social media:

2020-08-1754 min

The Free Will Show The Free Will Show TrailerCohosts Taylor Cyr and Matt Flummer describe Season 1 of The Free Will Show.Taylor’s website: taylorwcyr.comMatt’s website: matthewflummer.weebly.com/If you have a question you’d like us to answer in our Q&A episode, get in touch with us at thefreewillshow@gmail.com, via the show’s website: thefreewillshow.com, or through social media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook...

2020-08-0402 min

The Free Will Show Episode 2: Fatalism, Foreknowledge, and Determinism with John Martin FischerIn this episode, John Martin Fischer explains three potential threats to our having free will in the sense of having the freedom to do otherwise than what we actually do: the threats from logical fatalism, divine foreknowledge, and causal determinism. John ends by giving a teaser for an alternative conception of free will.John Martin Fischer’s website: https://alaw003.wixsite.com/johnmartinfischerRecommended resources:The book that John mentions at the end of the episode is Four Views on Free Will: https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Four+Views+on+Free+Will-p-9781405134866...

2020-07-2951 min

The Free Will Show Episode 1: An Introduction to Free WillIn this episode, cohosts Taylor Cyr and Matt Flummer present an introduction to the philosophy of free will, including a discussion of differing conceptions of free will, how free will is related to moral responsibility, and why it matters if we have free will.Recommended resources:Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, “Free Will”: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/freewill/The study by psychologists from Brown University is: “Free Will without Metaphysics” by Andrew Monroe and Bertram Malle, available here: http://research.clps.brown.edu/soccogsci/Publications/Pubs/Monroe_Malle_2015_Free_wil...

2020-07-2839 min

The Free Will Show Episode 0: Introduction to the Free Will ShowIn this episode, cohosts Taylor Cyr and Matt Flummer introduce themselves and this podcast. Along the way they discuss what the discipline of philosophy is and why they’re making this podcast.Taylor’s website: taylorwcyr.comMatt’s website: matthewflummer.weebly.com/Also, Matt forgot to mention the name of his college: Porterville CollegeIf you have a question you’d like us to answer in our Q&A episode, get in touch with us at thefreewillshow@gmail.com, via the show’s website: thefreewillshow.com, or through so...

2020-07-2839 min