The Big Questions of Philosophy
Season 1
Ep 18. What Does It Mean to Be Free?
- TV-PG
- January 6, 2016
- 32 min
Some philosophers, called compatibilists, argue that if we understand free will correctly, the idea that humans are free becomes defensible, leaving room for moral responsibility. Evaluate this stance, and close by considering the consequences of conceding that we don�۪t have free will in the traditional sense.