Philosophy Talk. Neuroscience and Free Will

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Abstract: We like to think of ourselves as rational agents who exercise conscious control over most of our actions and decisions. Yet in recent years, neuroscientists have claimed to prove that free will is simply an illusion, that our brains decide for us before our conscious minds even become aware. But what kind of evidence do these scientists rely on to support their sweeping conclusions? Is the "free will" they talk about the same kind of free will that philosophers have puzzled about for millennia? And could science ever prove that we lack the kind of freedom needed for moral responsibility? John and Ken free their minds with Daniel Dennett from Tufts University, author of Freedom Evolves and Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking. This program was recorded live at the 19th annual Undergraduate Philosophy Conference at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon.

Type of resource	sound recording-nonmusical
Form	podcasts
Extent	1 audio file
Place	Pacific University (Forest Grove, Ore.)
Date created	July 19, 2015
Language	English
Digital origin	born digital
Track configuration	Stereo

philosophytalk.org show page	Title Neuroscience and Free Will
Finding Aid	Title Philosophy Talk (SC1118)
Show#	383.0
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/ys923yq6973
Location	SC1118
Repository	Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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