Free Will: The Basics | Philosophy

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The issue of whether humans are free to make their own decisions has long been debated and it continues to be controversial today. In Free Will: The Basics Meghan Griffith provides a clear and accessible introduction to this important but challenging philosophical problem. She addresses the questions central to the topic including: Does free will exist or is it illusory? Can we be free even if everything is determined by a chain of causes? If our actions are not determined does this mean they are just random or a matter of luck? In order to have the kind of freedom required for moral responsibility must we have alternatives? What can recent developments in science tell us about the existenc…