Explore every episode of the podcast The Free Will Show
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| Episode 83: Divine Causation and Creaturely Action with Gloria Frost | 16 Sep 2024 | 00:31:11 | |
In this episode, we talk with Gloria Frost about various views of divine causation of creaturely action, focusing on three views from the medieval period. | |||
| Episode 82: Compatibilism and the Problem of Evil with Jason Turner | 02 Sep 2024 | 00:39:18 | |
In this episode, we talk with Jason Turner about whether certain kinds of compatibilists can use the free will defense in response to the problem of evil. | |||
| Episode 74: Omissions and Moral Luck with Joseph Metz | 26 Feb 2024 | 00:36:43 | |
In this episode, we talk with Joseph Metz about moral luck and responsibility for omissions. | |||
| Episode 73: Corporate Criminal Responsibility with Mihailis Diamantis | 12 Feb 2024 | 00:50:02 | |
In this episode, we talk with Mihailis Diamantis about the nature of corporations and some similarities between corporate and individual criminal responsibility. Mihailis's paper, "Corporate Criminal Minds": https://ndlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/NDL509.pdf | |||
| Episode 72: Crime and Reparations with Raff Donelson | 29 Jan 2024 | 00:31:22 | |
In this episode, we talk with Raff Donelson about several different topics, including his response to free will skepticism, whether its okay to make people responsible to make reparations for historical injustices, and his recent work on medieval criminal trials involving non-human animals. | |||
| Episode 71: The Principle of Alternative Possibilities with Justin Capes | 15 Jan 2024 | 00:41:13 | |
In this episode, we talk with Justin Capes about the principle of alternative possibilities and his version of the flicker of freedom response to Frankfurt cases. | |||
| Episode 70: Forgiveness and the Law with Simone Gubler | 18 Dec 2023 | 00:26:56 | |
In this episode, we talk with Simone Gubler about forgiveness, its value, and some potential problems with institutional attempts to make forgiveness happen. | |||
| Episode 69: Addiction and the Law with Stephen Morse | 04 Dec 2023 | 00:38:15 | |
In this episode, we talk with Stephen Morse about the nature of addiction and about the moral and criminal responsibility of people who suffer from addiction. | |||
| Episode 68: Psychopathy and the Law with David Shoemaker | 20 Nov 2023 | 00:41:30 | |
In this episode, we talk with David Shoemaker about his theory of different kinds of moral responsibility and its implications for psychopathy and the law. David's website: https://sites.google.com/site/dshoemakr/home David's book, Responsibility from the Margins: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/responsibility-from-the-margins-9780198715672?lang=en&cc=us | |||
| Episode 67: Children and the Law with Gideon Yaffe | 06 Nov 2023 | 00:39:21 | |
In this episode, we talk with Gideon Yaffe about whether and to what extent children should be held less culpable for breaking the law. | |||
| Episode 66: Overpunishment with Saul Smilansky | 23 Oct 2023 | 00:42:42 | |
In this episode, we talk with Saul Smilansky about overpunishment, focusing on the question of whether overpunishing a guilty person is morally worse than punishing an innocent person. We also briefly discuss Saul's work on free will and illusion. | |||
| Episode 65: Rehabilitation with Katrina Sifferd | 09 Oct 2023 | 00:35:59 | |
In this episode, we talk with Katrina Sifferd about the rehabilitation of criminal offenders and the effects that environments can have on criminal behavior and rehabilitation. | |||
| Episode 81: Free Will and the Problem of Evil with Daniel Speak | 19 Aug 2024 | 00:49:57 | |
This ninth season of the podcast will explore topics on free will and theology. In this episode, we talk with Dan Speak about free will and the problem of evil. | |||
| Episode 64: Moral Authority and Punishment with Victor Tadros | 25 Sep 2023 | 00:30:27 | |
In this episode, we talk with Victor Tadros about moral authority (or standing) and punishment. In particular, we ask about what it would mean for the state to be complicit in the behavior of criminal offenders and how that complicity might affect its standing to punish. Victor's website: https://vtadros367761169.wordpress.com/
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| Episode 63: Mens Rea with Craig Agule | 18 Sep 2023 | 00:24:51 | |
In this episode, we talk with Craig Agule about some of the philosophical issues related to mens rea requirements in the law and also about the connection between mens rea and free will. | |||
| Episode 62: Theories of Punishment with Erin Kelly | 07 Sep 2023 | 00:30:22 | |
In this episode, we talk with Erin Kelly about the main theories of justification for punishment, as well as some challenges for those theories. We also ask her about her work on moving from retributive to restorative justice. Erin's website: https://erinikelly.com Erin's book, The Limits of Blame: Rethinking Punishment and Responsibility: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674980778 | |||
| Episode 61: Introduction to Free Will and the Law with Kyle Fritz | 16 Aug 2023 | 00:50:54 | |
This episode starts a new season on free will and the law. In a wide-ranging discussion, Kyle Fritz gives some background for various key issues at the intersection of free will and the law. | |||
| Episode 60: Compatibilism and Reduction with Robert Wallace | 29 May 2023 | 00:55:02 | |
In this episode, we talk with Robert Wallace about a dilemma for compatibilist views that reductively explain free will in terms of dispositions. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/ | |||
| Episode 59: Crime and Public Health with Nadine Elzein | 15 May 2023 | 00:38:11 | |
In this episode we talk with Nadine Elzein about the public health model for responding to criminal behavior. We ask about reasons for preferring this model (including free will skepticism) as well as some common objections to treating crime like a public health issue. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/ | |||
| Episode 58: Options and Agency with John Maier | 01 May 2023 | 00:30:36 | |
In this episode we talk with John Maier about what he calls 'options' and how they’re related in other issues in the philosophy of agency. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/ | |||
| Episode 57: The Reason View with Susan Wolf | 17 Apr 2023 | 00:42:33 | |
In this episode, we talk with Susan Wolf about her view of free will, which she calls "The Reason View," and how her view has evolved over the years. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/ | |||
| Episode 56: Raising the Stakes in the Free Will Debate with Justin Caouette | 03 Apr 2023 | 00:42:15 | |
In this episode, we talk with Justin Caouette about a variety of topics that he’s interested in in the free will debate as well as what is at stake in the debate itself. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/ | |||
| Episode 55: Blameworthiness and Forgiveness with Per-Erik Milam | 20 Mar 2023 | 00:45:47 | |
In this episode, we talk with Per-Erik Milam about blameworthiness and forgiveness. Along the way, we talk about two types of view about what forgiveness is.
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| Episode 80: Instrumentalist Accounts of Moral Responsibility with Anneli Jefferson | 30 May 2024 | 00:45:38 | |
In this episode, we talk with Anneli Jefferson about instrumentalist accounts of moral responsibility and some challenges for the view, including issues related to blaming the dead. | |||
| Episode 54: Action Explanations with Megan Fritts | 06 Mar 2023 | 00:25:41 | |
In this episode we talk with Megan Fritts about causal and non-causal theories of action explanation and why she prefers a non-causal approach. Megan's paper, "Reasons Explanations as Structural Explanations": https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11229-021-03349-4 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/ | |||
| Episode 53: Manipulation and Intentional Agency with Andrei Buckareff | 20 Feb 2023 | 00:51:25 | |
In this episode, we talk with Andrei Buckareff about a kind of soft-line response to the manipulation argument that draws from work within the philosophy of action. Andrei's website: https://sites.google.com/site/andreibuckareff/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/ | |||
| Episode 52: Free Will as a Natural Kind with Oisín Deery | 06 Feb 2023 | 00:33:03 | |
In this episode, we talk with Oisín Deery about his work on free will as a natural kind. Along the way, we talk about what it feels like to act freely, whether freedom is compatible with determinism, and whether artificial intelligences could have free will. Oisin's website: https://www.oisindeery.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/ | |||
| Episode 51: Flickers of Freedom with Bradford Stockdale | 23 Jan 2023 | 00:34:07 | |
In this episode, we discuss a popular response to Frankfurt cases called the "flicker of freedom" strategy. Our guest is Bradford Stockdale. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/ | |||
| Episode 50: Double Compatibilism with Greg Welty | 12 Dec 2022 | 01:30:07 | |
In this episode, we talk with Greg Welty about what compatibilists about freedom and determinism could contribute to the debate about freedom and foreknowledge.
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| Episode 49: Open Theism, Part 2 with Patrick Todd | 28 Nov 2022 | 00:48:36 | |
This is our second of two episodes on open theism. We talk with Patrick Todd about two versions of the view and why he prefers the open future open theist view. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/ | |||
| Episode 48: Open Theism, Part 1 with William Hasker | 14 Nov 2022 | 00:53:40 | |
This is our first of two episodes on open theism, the view that we have free will and that it is incompatible with divine foreknowledge. In this episode, we talk with William Hasker about reasons to be an open theist and some potential challenges. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/ | |||
| Episode 47: Sourcehood Libertarianism with David Hunt | 31 Oct 2022 | 00:45:22 | |
In this episode, we talk with David Hunt about the source-libertarian response to the problem of freedom and foreknowledge, according to which, although causal determinism would rule out moral responsibility, alternative possibilities are not required. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/ | |||
| Episode 46: The Dependence Response, Part 2 with Philip Swenson | 17 Oct 2022 | 00:37:49 | |
This episode is the second in a two-part series on the dependence response to the problem of freedom and foreknowledge. In this episode, we talk with Philip Swenson about his version of the dependence response, whether Molinists can accept the response, and more. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/ | |||
| Episode 45: The Dependence Response, Part 1 with Trenton Merricks | 03 Oct 2022 | 00:35:41 | |
This episode is the first in a two-part series on the dependence response to the problem of freedom and foreknowledge. In this episode, we talk with Trenton Merricks about truth, dependence, foreknowledge, and freedom. Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/ | |||
| Episode 79: Neuroethics and Moral Responsibility with Josh May | 06 May 2024 | 00:34:56 | |
In this episode, we talk with Josh May about issues in neuroethics and the law and also about mental disorders and moral responsibility. | |||
| Episode 44: Molinism with William Lane Craig | 19 Sep 2022 | 00:42:04 | |
In this episode, we talk with William Lane Craig about Molinism, a view about the compatibility of divine providence and human free will that is sometimes brought up in response to the challenge of divine foreknowledge. Bill's website: https://www.reasonablefaith.org/
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| Episode 43: Ockhamism with Amy Seymour | 05 Sep 2022 | 00:59:50 | |
In this episode, we talk with Amy Seymour about Ockhamist solution to the problem of freedom and foreknowledge. Along the way, we discuss various related issues in the philosophy of time. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/ | |||
| Episode 42: Boethianism with Katherin Rogers | 22 Aug 2022 | 00:41:02 | |
In this episode, we talk with Katherin Rogers about the Boethian response to the problem of freedom and foreknowledge, according to which God’s timelessness helps to solve the problem. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/ | |||
| Episode 41: Introduction to Freedom and Foreknowledge with Simon Kittle | 08 Aug 2022 | 00:42:08 | |
This episode is the first in a new season on the puzzle of divine foreknowledge and human free will. Our guest, Simon Kittle, introduces the problem of freedom and foreknowledge and gives an overview of the responses to this problem that we’ll cover in more detail in the remaining episodes of this season. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/ | |||
| Bonus Episode: 50 Free Will Puzzles with Garrett Pendergraft | 21 Jul 2022 | 00:28:23 | |
In this bonus episode, we talk with Garrett Pendergraft about his new book, Free Will and Human Agency: 50 Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Though Experiments. We’ll be back next month with season 5, which focuses on the problem of human freedom and divine foreknowledge. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/ | |||
| Episode 40: Moral Luck and Transformative Experiences with Marcela Herdova | 16 May 2022 | 00:42:40 | |
In this episode, we talk with Marcela Herdova about moral luck and transformative experiences—the kind of experiences that fundamentally change who we are. Marcela's website: https://marcelaherdova.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/ | |||
| Episode 39: The Vagueness of "Free Will" with Santiago Amaya | 02 May 2022 | 00:31:35 | |
In this episode, we talk with Santiago Amaya about an argument for the conclusion that "free will" is a vague term. We also talk about what Santiago thinks are some of the implications of this conclusion for the free will debate. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/ | |||
| Episode 38: Omissions and Frankfurt Cases with John Stigall | 18 Apr 2022 | 00:33:41 | |
In this episode, we talk with John Stigall about omissions and Frankfurt cases. John defends the view that, while we can be morally responsible for performing positive actions even if we lack the ability to do otherwise, moral responsibility for omissions requires the ability to do otherwise. John's website: https://philpeople.org/profiles/john-stigall Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/ | |||
| Episode 37: Mental Illness and Moral Responsibility with Sofia Jeppsson | 04 Apr 2022 | 00:38:12 | |
In this episode, we talk with Sofia Jeppsson about why we should not take mental illness to function as an exemption from moral responsibility and why we shouldn’t take what P. F. Strawson called the “objective stance” towards those who are mentally ill. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/ | |||
| Episode 36: Manipulation, Bypassing, and Nonconsensual Neurocorrectives with Gabriel De Marco | 21 Mar 2022 | 00:59:13 | |
In this episode, we talk with Gabriel De Marco about various manipulation cases and different ways philosophers have responded to them. We also talk about real-life cases of interventions that are similar to the manipulations in philosophical thought experiments. Another of Gabe's papers (the one with the "Matt" case), "Historical Moral Responsibility and Manipulation via Deletion" (open access): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10670-021-00409-6 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/ | |||
| Episode 78: Narrative and Moral Responsibility with Meghan Griffith | 22 Apr 2024 | 00:49:16 | |
In this episode, we talk with Meghan Griffith about developing a narrative capacity and how it relates to becoming morally responsible. Megan's website: https://www.davidson.edu/people/meghan-griffith | |||
| Episode 35: Strawsonianism and Manipulation Arguments with Andrew Latham and Hannah Tierney | 07 Mar 2022 | 00:41:03 | |
In this episode, we talk with Andrew Latham and Hannah Tierney about their recent collaborative work on manipulation arguments against compatibilism. They offer a novel response to those arguments by drawing from the work of P. F. Strawson. Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/ | |||
| Episode 34: The Epistemic Condition and Tracing with Daniel Miller | 21 Feb 2022 | 00:42:20 | |
In this episode, we talk with Daniel Miller about when and why ignorance functions as an excuse from blameworthiness, and how this is related to a phenomenon called “tracing”. Dan's website: http://www.danieljamesmiller.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/ | |||
| Episode 33: Free Will and Moral Luck with Robert Hartman | 07 Feb 2022 | 00:42:44 | |
In this episode, we talk with Robert Hartman about the problems of free will and moral luck and how they are related to each other. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/ | |||
| Episode 32: Incompatibilism and Incompossibilism with Kristin Mickelson | 24 Jan 2022 | 00:58:05 | |
In this episode, we talk with Kristin Mickelson about whether philosophers are using the term “incompatibilism” in different ways and what implications this may have for the free will debate. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/ | |||