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The question of whether free will exists is often reduced to the binary question of whether or not its existence would be compatible with determinism. However, there are a number of important dimensions that permit different degrees of free will. Four components of free will seem to allow for a graded approach: (1) the ability to act in line with intentions (2) which are consciously formed (3) using one’s rational machinery and (4) without external interference. Finally, the chapter discusses whether there are lower and upper limits to this gradability such that above a certain level having more of the components does not create more free will, and below some threshold there is no free will at all, not just less.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Free Will |
| Subtitle of host publication | Philosophers and Neuroscientists in Conversation |
| Editors | Uri Maoz, Walter Sinnott-Armstrong |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Chapter | 7 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780197572160, 9780197572153 |
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| Publication status | Published - 19 Apr 2022 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- compatibilism
- free will
- intensions
- degrees
- rational machinery
- consciousness
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Can a robot with artificial intelligence have free will?
Hall, J. & Vierkant, T., 19 Apr 2022, Free Will: Philosophers and Neuroscientists in Conversation. Maoz, U. & Sinnott-Armstrong, W. (eds.). Oxford University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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