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Is there any definition of free will that is compatible with the scientific a priori of material causality? Isn't this outside the realm of the empirical?
by aradox66 3y ago
Is there any definition of free will that is compatible with the scientific a priori of material causality? Isn't this outside the realm of the empirical?
- I_Am_Nous 3y ago>Isn't this outside the realm of the empirical? I believe you are correct, and this is why it's so difficult to discuss outside of thought experiments. I only have the experience of the view from behind my eyes and can read the best interpretations/autobiographies of what a philosopher believes, but that doesn't mean I'll come to the same conclusions as my experience is different than theirs was. I brought up the concept of Philosophy Zombies in another comment because it's a similar "unprovable" claim that can have plausible arguments that don't lead to someone changing their mind about the concept. Deterministic automatons with no free will sound a lot like a more complicated Philosophy Zombie.