Do We Really Have 'Free Will'? Examining the Debate | Taylor Cyr | The Socratic Sessions | Ep #25

🔍 Overview: In this episode, philosopher Taylor Cyr joins us to explore the complex landscape of free will. Together, Taylor and Sam clarify essential terms and dive into key concepts shaping the free will debate.

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🗣️ Highlights
[Highlight 1]: What does 'moral responsibility' have to do with the Free Will debate?
[Highlight 2]: What arguments suggest that we 'could have done otherwise'?
[Highlight 3]: If God exists, what does His existence add or take away when it comes to Free Will?

🕒 Timestamps
0:00 - Introduction
2:12 - Taylor Cyr and Philosophy
5:16 - Defining Terms
8:12 - Determinism (Naturalistic & Theological)
12:45 - Probability and Free Will
16:09 - Incompatibilism
25:11 - Compatibilism
29:11 - Leeway Theory
41:34 - Source Compatibilism
56:44 - The Consequence Argument
59:44 - Moral Luck
1:09:45 - Divine Foreknowledge
1:18:32 - (Logical) Fatalism vs Determinism
1:21:21 - Taylor's Philosophical Position
1:29:14 - (Non) Causal Libertarianism
1:37:37 - Closing Remarks

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