I usually side with the scientists when they go up against philosophy; but in this case Daniel Dennett's compatibilist position has already taken the scientific

I usually side with the scientists when they go up against philosophy; but in this case Daniel Dennett's compatibilist position has already taken the scientific evidence into account and come up with a coherent definition and prescriptive advice. For the free-will-related question of blame, I think this essay is a far more sophisticated and useful examination of it: http://lesswrong.com/lw/2as/diseased_thinking_dissolving_questions_about/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/2as/diseased_thinking_dissolving_que...