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Ep. 7 - Do Unreflective Intentions Undermine Free Will? Upon Reflection
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- Social Sciences
On this episode of Upon Reflection, I read my 2021 paper in Logoi titled, "On Second Thought, Libet-style Unreflective Intentions May Be Compatible With Free Will". Imagine if I could predict your behavior before you even became conscious of your intention to behave that way. Would this mean that you don't have free will? I used to think so. In this paper, I explain why I was wrong: my view of free will involved magical thinking.
Some figures from the paper.
As with all of my writing, a free preprint can be found on my CV at byrdnick.com/cv under "Publications".
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You can find the Upon Reflection podcast here or in your podcast app. You can also find out more about me and my research on Twitter via @byrd_nick, or on Facebook via @byrdnick. If you end up enjoying the Upon Reflection podcast, then feel free to tell people about it, online, in person, or in your review.
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On this episode of Upon Reflection, I read my 2021 paper in Logoi titled, "On Second Thought, Libet-style Unreflective Intentions May Be Compatible With Free Will". Imagine if I could predict your behavior before you even became conscious of your intention to behave that way. Would this mean that you don't have free will? I used to think so. In this paper, I explain why I was wrong: my view of free will involved magical thinking.
Some figures from the paper.
As with all of my writing, a free preprint can be found on my CV at byrdnick.com/cv under "Publications".
This podcast sponsored by DataCamp. DataCamp helps you make better use of data. You can build data skills online while learning from the world’s top data scientists. Find our more at datacamp.pxf.io/byrd. Students get a bonus 62% discount until August 25:
You can find the Upon Reflection podcast here or in your podcast app. You can also find out more about me and my research on Twitter via @byrd_nick, or on Facebook via @byrdnick. If you end up enjoying the Upon Reflection podcast, then feel free to tell people about it, online, in person, or in your review.
Related posts
* 6 Tips For Academic Presentations* Online Conferences: Some history, methods & data* A Dissertation About Reflective Reasoning in Philosophy, Morality, & Bias* 15+ Podcasts about Cognitive Science* 40+ Podcasts about Philosophy
16 min