[SydPhil] Notification: Andrew Latham @ Thu 26 Oct 2017 15:00 - 16:30 (Current Projects)

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Title: Andrew Latham
Title: Free will and the challenge of cognitive neuroscience redux

Abstract: Many brain scientists believe that some of the evidence from  
their field of research poses a challenge for our free will. The purpose of  
this talk is to present what I believe to be the strongest challenge  
against the existence of (some accounts of) free will from the brain  
sciences. I will develop this challenge over the course of three steps. To  
begin, I will present what I will call the broad challenge of the brain  
sciences. The broad challenge holds the evidence from the brain sciences  
shows some candidate free will mechanisms do not play the role we suppose  
they do in production of our actions. As a result, there is no free will in  
the world according our concept. Then, I will argue that the broad  
challenge is untenable, and will instead concentrate on the nearby narrow  
challenge of the brain sciences. The main difference between the narrow and  
broad challenge, is the narrow challenge allows that some candidate free  
will mechanisms do play the role we suppose they do in a few instances.  
Finally, I will reframe the narrow challenge of the brain sciences into  
what I call the discrepancy puzzle. The discrepancy puzzle highlights an  
apparent gap between the limited number of instances of free will in the  
brain sciences and number of instances of free will in the world as judged  
by the folk. This puzzle serves as major motivation for a new account of  
free will.
When: Thu 26 Oct 2017 15:00 – 16:30 Eastern Time - Melbourne, Sydney
Where: The Muniment Room, University of Sydney
Calendar: Current Projects
Who:
     * Kristie Miller- creator

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