The Free Will Show Taylor Cyr and Matt Flummer
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Do any of us really have free will? What does it mean to have free will, anyway? Is free will compatible with determinism? Hasn’t science disproved free will? How could we have free will if God exists and foreknows everything that we will ever do? The Free Will Show provides a beginner-friendly introduction to the topic of free will while at the same time exposing listeners to cutting-edge developments on the topic. Hosted by a couple of philosophers, Taylor Cyr and Matt Flummer, The Free Will Show features interviews with guests on a diverse array of issues relating to free will, including issues in science and theology. thefreewillshow.com
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Episode 78: Narrative and Moral Responsibility with Meghan Griffith
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
Megan's paper, "Narrative Capacity and Moral Responsibility": https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/social-philosophy-and-policy/article/abs/narrative-capacity-and-moral-responsibility/B1685573B9DFCAEF6D0B22EA54222D46
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The Free Will Show Book Trailer
Cohosts Taylor Cyr and Matt Flummer describe their new book How Free Are We? Conversations from the Free Will Show.
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Also available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/How-Free-Are-We-Flummer/dp/0197657508
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Episode 77: Ambivalence with Justin Coates
In this episode we talk with Justin Coates about the nature of ambivalence and arguments for and against it.
Justin's website: https://djustincoates.com/index.html
Justin's book, In Praise of Ambivalence: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/in-praise-of-ambivalence-9780197652398?q=justin%20coates&lang=en&cc=us#
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Episode 76: The Standing to Punish with Tommie Shelby
In this episode, we talk with Tommie Shelby about whether and when states lack the standing to punish. We also discuss Tommie's book on prison abolitionism, which makes the case for prison reform without accepting that incarceration is illegitimate.
Tommie's website: https://www.tommieshelby.com/
Tommie's book, The Idea of Prison Abolition: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691229751/the-idea-of-prison-abolition
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Episode 75: Group Responsibility and Historicism with Stephanie Collins and Niels de Haan
In this episode, we talk with Stephanie Collins and Niels de Haan about whether structuralism or historicism best accounts for group responsibility.
Stephanie's website: https://stephaniecollins.xyz/
Niels's website: https://sites.google.com/view/niels-de-haan/homepage
Their paper, "Group Responsibility and Historicism": https://academic.oup.com/pq/advance-article/doi/10.1093/pq/pqad104/7329479
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Episode 74: Omissions and Moral Luck with Joseph Metz
In this episode, we talk with Joseph Metz about moral luck and responsibility for omissions.
Joe's website: https://www.joseph-metz.com/home
Joe's paper, “Omissions, Moral Luck, and Minding the (Epistemic) Gap”: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-journal-of-philosophy/article/omissions-moral-luck-and-minding-the-epistemic-gap/F95FD50121A509FB66C3691D49D91B03
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Customer Reviews
Awesome Show
Really love this podcast. I was more of a theology geek before finding it, but since listening I’ve developed a real interest in philosophy. They have great guests to discuss difficult topics. Subjects are always very interesting. Would highly recommend the podcast
Parker’s Pensées
This podcast is amazing! I love Taylor and Matt. They are first rate philosophers of free will in their own right as well as philosophy professors. They get amazing guests on and they ask so many of the questions that I want to ask them as well as the questions I’m too dumb to think of. I highly recommend this podcast!
Brilliant Podcast
An amazing podcast with 2 brilliant scholars working in the field of free will.