Events - The University of Melbourne http://events.unimelb.edu.au/ Events at The University of Melbourne en-au Fri, 24 May 2013 08:48:56 +1000 <![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.

]]> http://events.unimelb.edu.au/events/2191-free-will-as-moral-competence http://events.unimelb.edu.au/events/2191-free-will-as-moral-competence Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:30:00 +1000 Philosophy,Daniel Dennet,Moral,Ethics