Torn decisions, luck, and libertarian free will: comments on Balaguer's free will as an open scientific problem.

The author discusses aspects of free will as an open scientific problem highlighted in the book of philosopher Mark Balaguer. He mentions his agreement with Balaguer on the libertarian theory of free will along with the involvement of indeterminism in choices and process of deliberation. An overview...

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Published in:Philosophical Studies Vol. 169; no. 1; pp. 51 - 59
Main Author: Kane, Robert
Format: Article
Published: Springer Nature May2014
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Summary:The author discusses aspects of free will as an open scientific problem highlighted in the book of philosopher Mark Balaguer. He mentions his agreement with Balaguer on the libertarian theory of free will along with the involvement of indeterminism in choices and process of deliberation. An overview of his comment on the centered event casual theory of colleague Randy Clarke is also presented.