Episode 93: Basic Responsibility with Matt King

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/

In this episode, we talk with Tom Ward about divine free will, focusing on Duns Scotus's view of divine free will and the act of creation.Tom's website: https://www.thomasmward.com/Tom's book, Ordered by Love: An Introduction to John Duns Scotus: https://angelicopress.com/products/ordered-by-love?srsltid=AfmBOoo6x3lkxblphcS_BASqIQmPqR6wr6ZO6objsyEtwLdgGrTyl5G9Twitter: 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 Kevin Timpe about grace and free will, focusing on a puzzle that arises for the Christian view of divine grace towards fallen human beings.Kevin's website: https://kevintimpe.com/Kevin's book: Free Will in Philosophical TheologyKevin's papers:Grace and Controlling What We Do Not CauseCooperative Grace, Cooperative AgencyTwitter: 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 John Bishop and Ken Perszyk about the euteleological understanding of theism, which is an alternative to personal theism.John's website: https://profiles.auckland.ac.nz/jc-bishopKen's website: https://profiles.waikato.ac.nz/ken.perszykJohn and Ken's book: God, Purpose, and RealityTwitter: 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 Scott Davison about petitionary prayer. We begin with what petitionary prayer is, and then we discuss challenges to petitionary prayer from divine free will.Scott's website: https://scottdavison.yourwebsitespace.com/Scott's books: God and Prayer                          Petitionary PrayerTwitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/