I'm currently working on my paper on free will. Unfortunately, I decided to just scrap the first paper I submitted and start completely over from scratch. I also spent the last two days trying to figure out what I was going to write. I finally decided to write on Robert Kane's teleological intelligibility and Timothy O'Connor's agent causation. This saves me from the compatibilism/incompatibilism debate, and also gives me a chance to explore why I'm attracted to Kane's understanding of free will rather than O'Connor's, which attraction at this point is largely uninformed.
I've done a little searching on the web and wanted to pass on to you some very interesting links. For what it's worth I'm an incompatibilist libertarian on free will, but I include determinist/compatibilist links for some balance.
From the online Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy:
And from the The Determinism and Freedom Philosophy Website:
From Timothy O'Connor:
From Robert Kane:
And last but not least:
The Garden of Forking Paths blog and the related Papers on Agency and Related Issues
Posted by Clifton at May 4, 2005 10:54 AM | TrackBackIt's as if you were predestined to write this paper.... :)
Posted by: Deacon Kevin at May 4, 2005 01:46 PMI choose not to click
Posted by: justin at May 4, 2005 01:59 PMClifton, A little help for the uninitiated, please. I'm no philosopher (yet). Let me tell you what I believe, then you diagnose me (i.e., tell me how I'm categorized). That way, I can find a place to start studying this stuff.
Okay. I believe strongly in free will. However, I also believe that God has the ability to override that free will when He choses to do so. So I believe that Pharoah had free will to let the Israelites go or not, that on a few occasions he decided to let them go, and God intervened and hardened Pharoah's heart.
What am I? (other than an idiot ;) )
You and I have had this discussion via e-mail, but I never did understand where my beliefs fit into the analysis. Thanks.
Posted by: tidbit at May 4, 2005 05:09 PMKirk:
I'm not sure what "label" you would fit under, given just the short bit of info here, but you perhaps are most closely associated with compatibilism.
Posted by: Clifton D. Healy at May 5, 2005 09:32 AM