Best Taylor Cyr Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 80: Instrumentalist Accounts of Moral Responsibility with Anneli Jefferson 45:38

2M ago45:38

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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/a…

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The Origins of the Women’s Self Defense Movement - An Interview with Historian Wendy Rouse 49:34

2M ago49:34

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We’ve got an award-willing guest speaking with us and we’re about to learn a lot about the origins of the women's self-defense movement in the United States. Turn up your volume and put on your thinking cap. Here we go! Wendy Rouse, among many other things, is a historian who teaches at San Jose State University in CA. She’s a researcher, the autho…

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Episode 79: Neuroethics and Moral Responsibility with Josh May 34:56

3M ago34:56

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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…

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Episode 78: Narrative and Moral Responsibility with Meghan Griffith 49:16

3M ago49:16

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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/narrat…

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The Free Will Show Book Trailer 6:59

3M ago6:59

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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 Amaz…

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San Francisco State’s Empowerment Self Defense Program – An Interview with Stephanie Cyr 48:13

4M ago48:13

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Stephanie Cyr has started an Empowerment Self Defense Program at SFSU that is rolling out in the Fall of 2024! In this episode, she’ll tell us all about it, share a wonderful self-defense success story and so much more. Our wide-ranging conversation covers how great it will be when we can make ESD a standardized course offering in all public school…

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Episode 77: Ambivalence with Justin Coates 44:58

4M ago44:58

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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/thef…

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Episode 76: The Standing to Punish with Tommie Shelby 38:32

4M ago38:32

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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:/…

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Episode 75: Group Responsibility and Historicism with Stephanie Collins and Niels de Haan 50:38

5M ago50:38

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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…

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Episode 74: Omissions and Moral Luck with Joseph Metz 36:43

5M ago36:43

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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/F95FD501…

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Success Story – Complying & Playing Along 20:41

5M ago20:41

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Did you know that complying and playing along are essential tools you already have in your toolkit? It can help us buy time to get help or get to safety. Join host Silvia Smart as she shares how one person “played along” to stop an attempted rape and get to safety. Our stories are important. YOUR stories are important! Consider sharing your story w…

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Episode 73: Corporate Criminal Responsibility with Mihailis Diamantis 50:02

6M ago50:02

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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: htt…

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Episode 72: Crime and Reparations with Raff Donelson 31:22

6M ago31:22

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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…

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GET EMPOWERED – An interview with Lauren Taylor 51:26

7M ago51:26

51:26

Host Silvia Smart and author Lauren Taylor discuss this newly released book which is an excellent resource for everyone – those interested in empowerment, in self-defense and instructors of ESD as well. Join Silvia and Lauren as they do some of the exercises in the book and chat about the ins and outs of this fascinating publication worthy of a rea…

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Episode 71: The Principle of Alternative Possibilities with Justin Capes 41:13

7M ago41:13

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In this episode, we talk with Justin Capes about the principle of alternative possibilities and his version of the flicker of freedom response to Frankfurt cases. Justin's website: https://www.justincapes.com/ Justin's book, Moral Responsibility and the Flicker of Freedom: https://academic.oup.com/book/46725 Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewill…

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Episode 70: Forgiveness and the Law with Simone Gubler 26:56

7M ago26:56

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In this episode, we talk with Simone Gubler about forgiveness, its value, and some potential problems with institutional attempts to make forgiveness happen. Simone's website: https://simonegubler.com/ Simone's paper, "Recent Work in Forgiveness": https://academic.oup.com/analysis/article-abstract/82/4/738/6908773?redirectedFrom=fulltext Twitter: h…

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Success Story! What to Do: Attack from Behind 18:51

8M ago18:51

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Smart shares one of her favorite success stories in which a person running solo through the woods gets free after an attack from behind. Connect with Silvia Special thanks to my editor, Collin Taber (@that2ndtaberkid) Resources: National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 National Association of Adult Survivors of Child Abuse Support this impor…

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Episode 69: Addiction and the Law with Stephen Morse 38:15

8M ago38:15

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In this episode, we talk with Stephen Morse about the nature of addiction and about the moral and criminal responsibility of people who suffer from addiction. Stephen's website: https://www.law.upenn.edu/faculty/smorse/ Stephen's book (edited with Adina Roskies), A Primer on Criminal Law and Neuroscience: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/a-p…

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Episode 68: Psychopathy and the Law with David Shoemaker 41:30

8M ago41:30

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In this episode, we talk with David Shoemaker about his theory of different kinds of moral responsibility and its implications for psychopathy and the law. David's website: https://sites.google.com/site/dshoemakr/home David's book, Responsibility from the Margins: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/responsibility-from-the-margins-9780198715672…

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Episode 67: Children and the Law with Gideon Yaffe 39:21

9M ago39:21

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In this episode, we talk with Gideon Yaffe about whether and to what extent children should be held less culpable for breaking the law. Gideon's website: https://law.yale.edu/gideon-yaffe Gideon's book, The Age of Culpability: Children and the Age of Criminal Responsibility: https://academic.oup.com/book/8349?login=false Twitter: https://twitter.co…

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Episode 66: Overpunishment with Saul Smilansky 42:42

9M ago42:42

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In this episode, we talk with Saul Smilansky about overpunishment, focusing on the question of whether overpunishing a guilty person is morally worse than punishing an innocent person. We also briefly discuss Saul's work on free will and illusion. Saul's website: https://www.saulsmilansky.com/ Saul's book, Free Will and Illusion: https://global.oup…

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Episode 65: Rehabilitation with Katrina Sifferd 35:59

10M ago35:59

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In this episode, we talk with Katrina Sifferd about the rehabilitation of criminal offenders and the effects that environments can have on criminal behavior and rehabilitation. Katrina's website: https://pleasandexcuses.net/ Katrina's paper, "Structural Injustice and Fair Opportunity": https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11572-023-09697-1 Tw…

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Traveling Self Defense Stories 22:07

10M ago22:07

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Join host Silvia Smart on the Camino de Santiago. Thank you, listeners, for 10,000 downloads! 😘By theempowermentproject

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Episode 64: Moral Authority and Punishment with Victor Tadros 30:27

10M ago30:27

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In this episode, we talk with Victor Tadros about moral authority (or standing) and punishment. In particular, we ask about what it would mean for the state to be complicit in the behavior of criminal offenders and how that complicity might affect its standing to punish. Victor's website: https://vtadros367761169.wordpress.com/ Victor's book, Crimi…

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Episode 63: Mens Rea with Craig Agule 24:51

10M ago24:51

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In this episode, we talk with Craig Agule about some of the philosophical issues related to mens rea requirements in the law and also about the connection between mens rea and free will. Craig's website: https://craigagule.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https:/…

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Episode 62: Theories of Punishment with Erin Kelly 30:22

11M ago30:22

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In this episode, we talk with Erin Kelly about the main theories of justification for punishment, as well as some challenges for those theories. We also ask her about her work on moving from retributive to restorative justice. Erin's website: https://erinikelly.com Erin's book, The Limits of Blame: Rethinking Punishment and Responsibility: https://…

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Finding Empowerment within the Upsetting Context of Mass Shootings – an Interview with SAC Kieran Ramsey, FBI Portland 59:19

11M ago59:19

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There’s a clear uptick in mass shootings across the country leading to lots of fear, confusion, and anguish. Who better to talk to than the FBI? Join me and my guest, Special Agent in Charge of the Portland FBI, Kieran Ramsey. We discuss how regular people like you and me can help prevent mass shootings and play a role in stopping this disturbing c…

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Episode 61: Introduction to Free Will and the Law with Kyle Fritz 50:54

12M ago50:54

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This episode starts a new season on free will and the law. In a wide-ranging discussion, Kyle Fritz gives some background for various key issues at the intersection of free will and the law. Kyle's website: https://kylegfritz.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: http…

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Florida is on the Frontlines – An Interview with Brandon Wolf the Press Secretary of Equality Florida 41:34

1y ago41:34

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Folks, Florida is on the front lines right now. There are huge safety concerns brought on by the cruel laws, restrictions, rhetoric, and policies of Ron DeSantis and his friends that are affecting many people. Because of this, Equality Florida, along with the NAACP and the League of United Latin American Citizens, have all issued travel advisories …

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Denial, Safety and Empowerment 33:18

1y ago33:18

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If we’re gonna talk about Empowerment Self Defense, we have to talk about denial. When talking with survivors of sexual assault and survivors of other types of relational violence it is common to hear that the survivor had a funny feeling something was wrong but then doubted themselves or rationalized or minimized their intuition and flat out ignor…

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Episode 60: Compatibilism and Reduction with Robert Wallace 55:02

1y ago55:02

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In this episode, we talk with Robert Wallace about a dilemma for compatibilist views that reductively explain free will in terms of dispositions. Robert's website: https://www.roberthwallace.com/ Robert's paper, "A Dilemma for Reductive Compatibilism": https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10670-021-00475-w Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefree…

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Silvia’s Upcoming Zoom Classes 2:33

1y ago2:33

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Hey listeners! If you haven’t had a chance to take an empowerment self-defense class and you want to, or if you know someone who’d like to, I’m teaching a beginning class in June on Zoom! I'd love to see you there! Also, if you’re at all interested in my training around active shooter survival strategies, I’m doing an hour-long class a little later…

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Episode 59: Crime and Public Health with Nadine Elzein 38:11

1y ago38:11

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In this episode we talk with Nadine Elzein about the public health model for responding to criminal behavior. We ask about reasons for preferring this model (including free will skepticism) as well as some common objections to treating crime like a public health issue. Nadine's website: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/philosophy/people/summaries/elze…

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Self Defense Success Stories - Meet Jill Shames 33:47

1y ago33:47

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Meet Jill Shames, Empowerment Self Defense Instructor. Listen in as she and host, Silvia Smart, share a few self-defense success stories and talk about all the things the survivors did RIGHT! Find out why they recommend a perspective shift as you think through your own experiences! You are strong and powerful and Jill and Silvia believe in you! Wat…

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Episode 58: Options and Agency with John Maier 30:36

1y ago30:36

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In this episode we talk with John Maier about what he calls 'options' and how they’re related in other issues in the philosophy of agency. John's website: https://www.jmaier.net John's book, Options and Agency: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-10243-1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/…

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Meet Lauren Taylor! 41:38

1y ago41:38

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Meet Lauren Taylor who has been working to end gender-based violence since 1978, when she co-founded Washington, D.C.’s first shelter for abused women. As an empowerment self-defense teacher and founder-director of Defend Yourself, she’s trained more than 35,000 people in the D.C. area and elsewhere in the U.S. She's also trained dozens of trainers…

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I Survived a Cult 34:00

1+ y ago34:00

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Join host Silvia Smart as she shares pieces of her journey to empowerment and survival from a cult-like martial arts system. Listen to the red flags that crop up around these dysfunctional and sometimes dangerous systems and people. Cults and charismatic leaders with ill intent are everywhere – Qanon, NXIVM, Scientology, and The Children of God, ar…

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Episode 57: The Reason View with Susan Wolf 42:33

1+ y ago42:33

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In this episode, we talk with Susan Wolf about her view of free will, which she calls "The Reason View," and how her view has evolved over the years. Susan's website: https://philosophy.unc.edu/people/susan-wolf/ Susan's book, Freedom within Reason: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/freedom-within-reason-9780195085655?cc=us&lang=en& Twitter: …

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What to Do: Choke From Behind 13:19

1+ y ago13:19

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Smart shares a surprising self-defense success story that is near and dear to her heart. Find out how her 90-year-old dad responded when he was choked from behind while walking down the street! Connect with Silvia Zoom Self Defense Classes with Silvia Special thanks to my editor, Collin Taber (@that2ndtaberkid) Resources: National Sexual Assault Ho…

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Episode 56: Raising the Stakes in the Free Will Debate with Justin Caouette 42:15

1+ y ago42:15

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In this episode, we talk with Justin Caouette about a variety of topics that he’s interested in in the free will debate as well as what is at stake in the debate itself. Justin's website: http://www.profjustincaouette.com/ Justin's co-edited volume, Free Will and Moral Responsibility: https://www.cambridgescholars.com/free-will-and-moral-responsibi…

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Episode 55: Blameworthiness and Forgiveness with Per-Erik Milam 45:47

1+ y ago45:47

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In this episode, we talk with Per-Erik Milam about blameworthiness and forgiveness. Along the way, we talk about two types of view about what forgiveness is. Per's website: http://www.pererikmilam.com/ Per's chapter discussed in the episode is called "Forgiveness," and it is in the Oxford Handbook of Moral Responsibility: https://global.oup.com/aca…

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Episode 54: Action Explanations with Megan Fritts 25:41

1+ y ago25:41

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In this episode we talk with Megan Fritts about causal and non-causal theories of action explanation and why she prefers a non-causal approach. Megan's website: https://sites.google.com/view/meganjfritts/home Megan's paper, "Reasons Explanations as Structural Explanations": https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11229-021-03349-4 Twitter: https…

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Episode 53: Manipulation and Intentional Agency with Andrei Buckareff 51:25

1+ y ago51:25

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In this episode, we talk with Andrei Buckareff about a kind of soft-line response to the manipulation argument that draws from work within the philosophy of action. Andrei's website: https://sites.google.com/site/andreibuckareff/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https…

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Episode 52: Free Will as a Natural Kind with Oisín Deery 33:03

1+ y ago33:03

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In this episode, we talk with Oisín Deery about his work on free will as a natural kind. Along the way, we talk about what it feels like to act freely, whether freedom is compatible with determinism, and whether artificial intelligences could have free will. Oisin's website: https://www.oisindeery.com/ Oisin's book, Naturally Free Action: https://g…

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You are Worth Fighting For! An Interview with Tasha Ina Church 33:39

1+ y ago33:39

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Join host, Silvia Smart and her guest, Tasha Ina Church, an empowerment self-defense teacher with a life story you want to hear about! On her website, she writes: “Empowerment goes beyond physical safety. It is understanding that YOU have a VOICE and that voice has POWER — It’s about knowing that in any fight; physical, psychological, or emotional,…

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Episode 51: Flickers of Freedom with Bradford Stockdale 34:07

1+ y ago34:07

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In this episode, we discuss a popular response to Frankfurt cases called the "flicker of freedom" strategy. Our guest is Bradford Stockdale. Brad's PhilPeople profile: https://philpeople.org/profiles/bradford-stockdale Brad's paper, "Moral Responsibility, Alternative Possibilities, and Acting on One's Own": https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007…

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Welcome New Listeners! Start Here! 7:40

1+ y ago7:40

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Happy New Year! It’s 2023 and I’m glad you are here! Welcome to my new listeners. I hope you find something here that helps you out or inspires you to become your most empowered self. Listen to this quick recording to get your sea legs and hear my quick recommendations about how to listen. My hope for all of us is that we keep defining who we are, …

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Empowerment and Dragons! 25:51

1+ y ago25:51

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Empowerment is a lifelong journey. Celebrate your wins and contemplate your next steps. Join host, Silvia Smart, as she shares a piece of her journey into and beyond a lifelong challenge that impacted every area of her life. Find out how she vanquished her dragon and lived to tell about it. Think through what's on the horizon for YOU! Empowerment m…

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Episode 50: Double Compatibilism with Greg Welty 1:30:07

1+ y ago1:30:07

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In this episode, we talk with Greg Welty about what compatibilists about freedom and determinism could contribute to the debate about freedom and foreknowledge. Greg's website: http://www.gregwelty.com/ Greg's book, Why Is There Evil in the World (And So Much Of It)?: https://www.christianfocus.com/products/2741/why-is-there-evil-in Twitter: https:…

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Episode 49: Open Theism, Part 2 with Patrick Todd 48:36

1+ y ago48:36

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This is our second of two episodes on open theism. We talk with Patrick Todd about two versions of the view and why he prefers the open future open theist view. Patrick's website: http://www.patricktodd.co/ Patrick's book, The Open Future: Why Future Contingents Are All False: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-open-future-9780192897916?cc…

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