Events - The University of Melbourne 2013-05-24T05:41:38Z http://events.unimelb.edu.au/tags/268-moral?format=atom http://events.unimelb.edu.au/events/2191-free-will-as-moral-competence <![CDATA[ Free Will as Moral Competence ]]> Venue: Public Lecture Theatre, Old Arts Building

2012 Barry Taylor and David Lewis Philosophy Lecture: Free Will as Moral Competence

Do recent discoveries of neuroscience prove that we have no free will? Some neuroscientists claim that free will is an illusion. But according to Dennett, this claim rests on a mistaken understanding of free will and moral practices.

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