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An In-Depth Analysis of Volitional Science
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Volitional science is the attempted integration of cognitive science with the structure of society. It argues convincingly for the existence of free will. Is a cross-disciplinary study of cog sci, game theory, social science and Austrian economics.
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Determinism as True, Compatibilism and Incompatibilism as Both False, and the Real Problem
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A critique of the view that quantum theory disproves determinism, and an argument that freedom is simultaneously compatible and incompatible with determinism. By Prof. Ted Honderich.
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Free Will, Determinism, and Moral Responsibility - The Whole Thing in Brief
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Ted Honderich's (still quite long) summary of a deterministic philosophy of mind, and its consequences for our fundamental attitudes.
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Lecture Notes on Free Will and Determinism - Prof. Norman Swartz
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Discusses the various problems raised by different concepts of determinism, and presents an argument that physical determinism is compatible with free will.
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Naturalism.Org - Free Will
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A series of essays offering a naturalistic critique of libertarian free will, arguing that such freedom is illusory, and also unnecessary to ground our moral practices.
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Online Papers on Consciousness: Free Will
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Section on free will from David Chalmers' site.
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Free Will
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An overview of theories of free will and the problems that they raise. By Timothy O'Connor.
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Incompatibilist (Nondeterministic) Theories of Free Will
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Randolph Clarke's survey of theories of freedom according to which it is inconsistent with causal determinism.
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The Determinism and Freedom Philosophy Website
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A comprehensive collection of important papers on the philosophy of free will, freedom and determinism. By Prof. Ted Honderich.
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Who's Afraid of Determinism? Rethinking Causes and Possibilities
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A chapter from the 'The Free Will Handbook' (edited by Robert Kane, 2002) by Christopher Taylor and Daniel Dennett.
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