@evantthompson you posted an article called "How Physics Makes Us Free". I am very worried that I am not the agent (cause) of my thoughts and actions and meditation created a sort of dissociation effect in me. Would you recommend this article to a layman?
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It's a book by philosopher Jenann Ismael, so it may be tough going if you don't have the background, though I do recommend it. An easier entry on the philosophy of free will is this recent exchange by
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Replying to @evantthompson @GreggDCaruso and
There is literally no sense in which we cannot find constraints. Where, then, is the freedom?
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How could there possibly be freedom without constraints? How could there be anything without constraints? On the other hand, one person's constraints is another person's criterion. Nothing is intrinsically a constraint; it depends on the context.
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Replying to @evantthompson @HavenBastion and
a classic theme, but i have always liked Hans Jonas’ Phenomenon of Life on this pt
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Me too. This is a text I keep returning to and used a lot in my book, Mind in Life
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Replying to @evantthompson @HavenBastion and
yes! have to say, it has been many years, but your book was pivotal to me.
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