The Free Will Show

Episode 120: Nonbasic Action with Mikayla Kelley

In this episode, we talk Mikayla Kelley about the distinction between basic and nonbasic action and different accounts of nonbasic action. Mikayla's website: https:

Episode 119: Self-Prediction and Time Travel with Alison Fernandes

In this episode, we talk with Alison Fernandes about cases of time travel and how knowledge constrains deliberation. Alison's website: http://www.alisonfernandes.ne

Episode 118: Physics and Libertarian Free Will with Jeffrey Koperski

In this episode, we talk with Jeffrey Koperski about whether physics rules out libertarian free will. Jeff's website: https://appsc2.svsu.edu/lookup/bio/koperski J

Episode 117: The Structure of Agency with Joshua Shepherd

In this episode, we talk with Joshua Shepherd about the structure of agency and creative intelligence. Josh's website: https://sites.google.com/site/shepherdphiloso

Episode 116: The Simulation Hypothesis and Free Will with Marcus Arvan

In this episode, we talk with Marcus Arvan about how the simulation hypothesis explains various philosophical phenomena, including free will. Marcus's website: http

Episode 115: Abilities with Barbara Vetter

In this episode, we talk with Barbara Vetter about abilities and how we come to know what abilities we have. Barbara's website: http://barbaravetter.de/ Barbara&ap

Episode 114: Responsibility for Consequences and the AI Responsibility Gap with Huzeyfe Demirtas

In this episode, we talk with Huzeyfe Demirtas about responsibility for consequences and how that relates to autonomous AI systems. Huzeyfe's Website: https://www.h

Episode 113: Determinism and the Principle of Sufficient Reason with Shaun Nichols

In this episode, we talk with Shaun Nichols about folk beliefs about determinism and causal explanation. Shaun's website: https://sites.google.com/view/shaunbnichol

Episode 112: Divine Luck with Andre Leo Rusavuk

In this episode, we talk with Andre Rusavuk about the problem of divine luck. Andre's website: https://philpeople.org/profiles/andre-rusavuk Andre's paper, "D

Episode 111: Divine Responsibility with Nathan Bray and Stephen Kershnar

This episode starts a new series of the podcast that won’t have any particular guiding theme but instead looks at various topics that scholars are working on. In this epi

Episode 110: John Duns Scotus with Thomas Williams

In this episode, we talk with Thomas Williams about John Duns Scotus and his views on free will and how they differ from Anselm's and Aquinas's views. Thomas&a

Episode 109: Thomas Aquinas with Harm Goris

In this episode, we talk with Harm Goris about Thomas Aquinas’s views of free will and human agency. Harm's website: https://tilburguniversity.academia.edu/HarmGori

Episode 108: Anselm of Canterbury with Sandra Visser

In this episode, we talk with Sandra Visser about Anselm of Canterbury and his views on human and divine freedom. Sandra's website: https://hope.edu/directory/peopl

Episode 107: Ibn Sīnā with Jon McGinnis

In this episode, we talk with Jon McGinnis about Ibn Sīnā (Avicenna) and his views about divine and human agency. Jon's website: https://www.medieval.utoronto.ca/pe

Episode 106: Boethius with John Marenbon

In this episode, we talk with John Marenbon about free will and foreknowledge in Boethius's most famous work, the Consolation of Philosophy. John's PhilPeople

Episode 105: Augustine of Hippo with Jesse Couenhoven

In this episode, we talk with Jesse Coeuenhoven about Augustine’s views on free will, moral responsibility, and predestination.  Jesse's website: https://www1.villa

Episode 104: Plotinus with Anna Viatkina

In this episode, we talk with Anna Viatkina about Plotinus’s views on freedom and moral responsibility and how they relate to ancient Stoic and contemporary rational abil

Episode 103: Epicureanism and Stoicism with Tim O'Keefe

In this episode, we talk with Tim O'Keefe about Epicurean and Stoic views of freedom and determinism. Tim's website: https://philpeople.org/profiles/tim-o-keef

Episode 102: Aristotle with Susan Sauvé Meyer

In this episode, we talk with Susan Sauvé Meyer about Aristotle’s views on moral responsibility, especially his conception of voluntariness. Susan's website: https:

Episode 101: Plato with Eric Brown

In this episode, we talk with Eric Brown about Plato’s views on freedom, moral psychology, and responsibility. Eric's website: https://sites.google.com/view/ericbro