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Free Will: Does it Exist? Does it Matter? (Podcast 021)
Bioethikos Podcasts
Document Type
Podcast
Publication Date
5-13-2010
Disciplines
Abstract
Is free will just an illusion? Determinism implies that human beings have no real choices. If so, then moral philosophy and ethics have no basis.
Keywords
- Bioethics,
- free will,
- determinism,
- moral philosophy,
- ethics
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0
Citation Information
Dennis M. Sullivan. "Free Will: Does it Exist? Does it Matter? (Podcast 021)" (2010) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/dennis_sullivan/82/
Here are excerpts from a debate between a theist (Dr. Dennis Sullivan, Cedarville University) and an atheist (Dr. William Provine, Cornell University).
Sources:
Robert Kane: A Contemporary Introduction to Free Will (2005, Oxford University Press)
Derk Pereboom: Living Without Free Will(2001, Cambridge University Press)
Free Will Debate (Video)
Theme Music: Gli Uccelli (The Birds), Part I. Prelude (Allegro moderato), by Respighi, courtesy of Shockwave Sound.
Except as noted, all additional music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network.