In this episode, we talk with Pamela Hieronymi about P. F. Strawson’s classic paper “Freedom and Resentment,” his ethical naturalism, and her recent Gifford Lectures. Pamela's website: https://hieronymi.humspace.ucla.edu/ Pamela's book: Freedom, Resentment, and the Metaphysics of Morals Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/...
May 26, 2025•56 min•Season 10Ep. 10
In this episode we talk with Chandra Sripada about the distortion model of addiction and how it is different from the standard, desire based model. Chandra's website: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/sripada/ Chandra's paper: Impaired control in addiction involves cognitive distortions and unreliable self-control, not compulsive desires and overwhelmed self-control Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.c...
May 12, 2025•47 min•Season 10Ep. 9
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/home Elinore's book: Ways to Be Blameworthy Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/...
Apr 28, 2025•37 min•Season 10Ep. 8
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-9780192866899 Wayne's new book, Attention : https://www.routledge.com/Attention/Wu/p/book/9781032121772 Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.faceb...
Apr 14, 2025•44 min•Season 10Ep. 7
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-mccormick Kelly's book: The Problem of Blame Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/...
Mar 31, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 10Ep. 6
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 Prediction Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free...
Mar 17, 2025•59 min•Season 10Ep. 5
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=0 Neal's paper (with Andrew Law), "Free Will and Two Local Determinisms": https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10670-018-9992-9 Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.fa...
Feb 24, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 10Ep. 4
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 Responsible Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/...
Feb 10, 2025•47 min•Season 10Ep. 3
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 Run Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/...
Jan 27, 2025•30 min•Season 10Ep. 2
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-fba Helen's book: A Metaphysics for Freedom Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/...
Jan 13, 2025•42 min•Season 10Ep. 1
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-ma Leigh's book: Christianity and the Problem of Free Will Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-...
Dec 23, 2024•32 min•Season 9Ep. 10
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 Freedom Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/...
Dec 09, 2024•37 min
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_BASqIQmPqR6wr6ZO6objsyEtwLdgGrTyl5G9 Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.faceboo...
Nov 25, 2024•54 min•Season 9Ep. 8
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 Theology Kevin's papers: Grace and Controlling What We Do Not Cause Cooperative Grace, Cooperative Agency Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Th...
Nov 11, 2024•40 min•Season 9Ep. 7
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-bishop Ken's website: https://profiles.waikato.ac.nz/ken.perszyk John and Ken's book: God, Purpose, and Reality Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/...
Oct 28, 2024•1 hr 6 min
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 Prayer Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/...
Oct 14, 2024•38 min
In this episode, we talk with Alan Rhoda about the strengths and weaknesses of various models of divine providence and free will. Alan's website: http://www.alanrhoda.net/ Alan's book, Open Theism : https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/open-theism/58D1856058A7BAED3BD758245927FADB Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/...
Sep 30, 2024•48 min•Season 9Ep. 4
In this episode, we talk with Gloria Frost about various views of divine causation of creaturely action, focusing on three views from the medieval period. Gloria's website: https://gloriafrost.org/ Gloria's book, Aquinas on Efficient Causation and Causal Powers : https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/aquinas-on-efficient-causation-and-causal-powers/582E9302CDF482489AC0CDE3A3EE90B0 Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: ht...
Sep 16, 2024•31 min•Season 9Ep. 3
In this episode, we talk with Jason Turner about whether certain kinds of compatibilists can use the free will defense in response to the problem of evil. Jason's website: https://philosophy.arizona.edu/person/jason-turner Jason's paper, "Compatibilism and the Free Will Defense": https://place.asburyseminary.edu/faithandphilosophy/vol30/iss2/1/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will...
Sep 02, 2024•39 min•Season 9Ep. 2
This ninth season of the podcast will explore topics on free will and theology. In this episode, we talk with Dan Speak about free will and the problem of evil. Dan's website: https://bellarmine.lmu.edu/philosophy/faculty/?expert=daniel.speak Dan's book, The Problem of Evil : https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=the-problem-of-evil--9780745664064 Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com...
Aug 19, 2024•50 min•Season 9Ep. 1
In this episode, we talk with Anneli Jefferson about instrumentalist accounts of moral responsibility and some challenges for the view, including issues related to blaming the dead. Anneli's website: https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/jeffersona1 Anneli's paper, "Instrumentalism about Moral Responsibility Revisited": https://academic.oup.com/pq/article/69/276/555/5266881?login=false Anneli's paper, "Blaming the Dead": https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ejop.12947 Twitter: https://twit...
May 30, 2024•46 min•Season 8Ep. 10
In this episode, we talk with Josh May about issues in neuroethics and the law and also about mental disorders and moral responsibility. Josh's website: https://www.joshdmay.com/ Josh's book, Neuroethics: Agency in the Age of Brain Sciecne : https://global.oup.com/academic/product/neuroethics-9780197648094?cc=us&lang=en& Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-1055350312...
May 06, 2024•35 min•Season 8Ep. 9
In this episode, we talk with Meghan Griffith about developing a narrative capacity and how it relates to becoming morally responsible. Megan's website: https://www.davidson.edu/people/meghan-griffith Megan's paper, "Narrative Capacity and Moral Responsibility": https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/social-philosophy-and-policy/article/abs/narrative-capacity-and-moral-responsibility/B1685573B9DFCAEF6D0B22EA54222D46 Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.c...
Apr 22, 2024•49 min•Season 8Ep. 8
Cohosts Taylor Cyr and Matt Flummer describe their new book How Free Are We? Conversations from the Free Will Show . Preorder the book from Oxford University Press: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/how-free-are-we-9780197657508?facet_narrowbybinding_facet=Ebook&facet_narrowbypubdate_facet=Last%203%20months&lang=en&cc=us Also available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/How-Free-Are-We-Flummer/dp/0197657508 Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.inst...
Apr 15, 2024•7 min
In this episode we talk with Justin Coates about the nature of ambivalence and arguments for and against it. Justin's website: https://djustincoates.com/index.html Justin's book, In Praise of Ambivalence: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/in-praise-of-ambivalence-9780197652398?q=justin%20coates&lang=en&cc=us# Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/...
Apr 08, 2024•45 min•Season 8Ep. 7
In this episode, we talk with Tommie Shelby about whether and when states lack the standing to punish. We also discuss Tommie's book on prison abolitionism, which makes the case for prison reform without accepting that incarceration is illegitimate. Tommie's website: https://www.tommieshelby.com/ Tommie's book, The Idea of Prison Abolition : https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691229751/the-idea-of-prison-abolition Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.i...
Mar 25, 2024•39 min•Season 8Ep. 6
In this episode, we talk with Stephanie Collins and Niels de Haan about whether structuralism or historicism best accounts for group responsibility. Stephanie's website: https://stephaniecollins.xyz/ Niels's website: https://sites.google.com/view/niels-de-haan/homepage Their paper, "Group Responsibility and Historicism": https://academic.oup.com/pq/advance-article/doi/10.1093/pq/pqad104/7329479 Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=...
Mar 11, 2024•51 min•Season 8Ep. 5
In this episode, we talk with Joseph Metz about moral luck and responsibility for omissions. Joe's website: https://www.joseph-metz.com/home Joe's paper, “Omissions, Moral Luck, and Minding the (Epistemic) Gap”: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-journal-of-philosophy/article/omissions-moral-luck-and-minding-the-epistemic-gap/F95FD50121A509FB66C3691D49D91B03 Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://ww...
Feb 26, 2024•37 min•Season 8Ep. 4
In this episode, we talk with Mihailis Diamantis about the nature of corporations and some similarities between corporate and individual criminal responsibility. Mihailis's website: https://law.uiowa.edu/people/mihailis-diamantis Mihailis's paper, "Corporate Criminal Minds": https://ndlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/NDL509.pdf Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105...
Feb 12, 2024•50 min•Season 8Ep. 3
In this episode, we talk with Raff Donelson about several different topics, including his response to free will skepticism, whether its okay to make people responsible to make reparations for historical injustices, and his recent work on medieval criminal trials involving non-human animals. Raff's website: https://www.raffdonelson.com/ Raff's paper, "Reparation, Responsibility, and Formalism: A Reply to Carnes": https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3717192 Twitter: https://twitter...
Jan 29, 2024•31 min•Season 8Ep. 2
