Episode 58: Options and Agency with John Maier

In this episode, we talk with Elinor Mason about her work on taking responsibility and how it differs from other ways of being blameworthy.Elinore's website: https://sites.google.com/site/elinormasonphilosophy/homeElinore's book: Ways to Be BlameworthyTwitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

In this episode, we talk with Wayne Wu about his work on automaticity, attention, and memory in the philosophy of action. Wayne's website: https://www.waynewu.net/Wayne's book, Movements of the Mind: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/movements-of-the-mind-9780192866899Wayne's new book, Attention: https://www.routledge.com/Attention/Wu/p/book/9781032121772Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

In this episode we talk to Kelly McCormick about the problem of blame and her reasons for thinking that we shouldn’t eliminate blame from our lives.Kelly's website: https://addran.tcu.edu/view/kelly-mccormickKelly's book: The Problem of BlameTwitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

In this episode, we talk with Eddy Nahmias about the experimental philosophy of free will and his own compatibilist view.Eddy's Website: https://eddynahmias.com/Eddy's paper (with Nadelhoffer and Morris): Is Incompatibilism Intuitive?Eddy's paper with Oisin Deery: Why the Manipulation Argument Fails: Determinism Does Not Entail Perfect PredictionTwitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

In this episode, we talk with Neal Tognazzini about time travel and free will as well as some non-standard threats to free will from other areas of metaphysics.Neal's website: https://sites.google.com/view/neal-tognazzini/home?authuser=0Neal's paper (with Andrew Law), "Free Will and Two Local Determinisms": https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10670-018-9992-9Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

In this episode, we talk with Matt King about various kinds of responsibility and how they all share in what he calls the basic responsibility relation.Matt's website: https://dr-matt-king.squarespace.com/Matt's book: Simply ResponsibleTwitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

In this episode, we talk with Sabrina Little about a puzzle about free will in the context of moral education.Sabrina's website: https://sabrinalittle.com/Sabrina's book: The Examined RunTwitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

In this episode, we talk with Helen Steward about her view that agency itself, not just free agency, is incompatible with determinism.  Helen's website: https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/philosophy/staff/1167/professor-helen-steward-fbaHelen's book: A Metaphysics for FreedomTwitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

In this episode, we talk with Leigh Vicens about what she calls the puzzle of sin and free will in Christianity. We consider how compatibilists, libertarians, and free will skeptics might respond to the puzzle.Leigh's website: https://www.augie.edu/directory/leigh-vicens-phd-mdiv-maLeigh's book: Christianity and the Problem of Free WillTwitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/

In this episode we talk with Benjamin Matheson about various problems concerning both compatibilist and libertarian free will in heaven.Benjamin's website: https://www.benjaminmatheson.com/Benjamin's paper: Tracing and Heavenly FreedomTwitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/