The UCF Center for Ethics hosts discussion groups and public lectures to help our community engage contemporary ethical issues.

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

  • Life Without Free Will

    Virtual

    The vast majority of people (including philosophers) are “compatibilists,” believing that the world is a materialist place with determinist rules yet…somehow…we still have free will.  In this talk, I argue strenuously that free will is a myth, completely incompatible with how we know that the biology of behavior works.  Moreover, I argue that it would be a great thing if …

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