The Freewill Delusion | Freedom, Determinism, and Compatibilism

Are we free? This is one of the oldest and largest questions in philosophy. So let's solve it all in this short YouTube video. Most people in the debate around freewill online fall into two camps: Libertarians and Determinists. But a position that is often overlooked is Compatibilism - the idea that determinism is compatible with freewill.

Today we will dip our toe into this debate, question whether determinism is compatible with freewill, and ask whether our entire conception of freedom is deeply limited.

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00:00 The Freewill debate
01:16 Freewill and Determinism
05:56 Compatibilism and the Art of Compromise
12:41 "But we cannot choose our wills"
16:28 Pressure, Coercion, and Intimidation
19:43 The Gradability of Freedom

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