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Panpsychism and Free Will: A Case Study in Liberal Naturalism

Goff, Philip

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There has been a resurgence of interest in panpsychism in contemporary philosophy of mind. According to its supporters, panpsychism offers an attractive solution to the mind–body problem, avoiding the deep difficulties associated with the more conventional options of dualism and materialism. There has been little focus, however, on whether panpsychism can help with philosophical problems pertaining to free will. In this paper I will argue (a) that it is coherent and consistent with observation to postulate a kind of libertarian agent causation at the micro-level, and (b) that if one if believes in libertarian agent causation at the macro-level, there are significant advantages in also postulating its existence at the micro-level.

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Goff, P. (2020). Panpsychism and Free Will: A Case Study in Liberal Naturalism. Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, 120(2), 123-144. https://doi.org/10.1093/arisoc/aoaa009

Journal Article Type Article
Online Publication Date Jul 20, 2020
Publication Date 2020-07
Deposit Date Nov 24, 2020
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society
Print ISSN 0066-7374
Electronic ISSN 1467-9264
Publisher Oxford University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 120
Issue 2
Pages 123-144
DOI https://doi.org/10.1093/arisoc/aoaa009

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Goff, Philip (2020). Panpsychism and Free Will: A Case Study in Liberal Naturalism. Proceedings and the Aristotelian Society 120(2): 123-144 is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/arisoc/aoaa009





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