Empirical Constraints on the Problem of Free Will
Empirical Constraints on the Problem of Free Will
This chapter examines the role of empirical science in elucidating free will and argues that empirical research can address the dispute between libertarianism and the positions of hard determinism and compatibilism, but not the dispute between compatibilism and incompatibilism. It views the problem of free will as the problem of whether we control our actions. It also considers quantum indeterminacy, along with Robert Kane’s notion of naturalized libertarianism and introspection.
Keywords: empirical science, free will, empirical research, libertarianism, determinism, compatibilism, incompatibilism, quantum indeterminacy, Robert Kane, introspection
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