Freedom Evolves
by Daniel C. Dennett
Dennett's case that free will worth wanting is compatible with determinism and evolved. Clear for the subject.
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you want a compatibilist account of free will.
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Skip it if…
you want libertarian free will defended.
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Three things you will actually use
- Freedom is a capacity.
- Determinism does not mean inevitability.
- Evolution gave us options.
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Read the chapter on the varieties of free will worth wanting.
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