FF-442: Andrew Bernstein on free will vs. determinism

About this episode

Andrew Bernstein discusses his views on free will and determinism, along with insights on fictional heroes in literature.

Follow the channel on Twitter. Go to: https://x.com/FountainheadFm Buy my novel Escape from the Village from major booksellers online. Go to: http://escapevillage.com Subscribe to the Substack. Go to: https://fountainheadforum.substack.com/ Support the forum. Go to: https://buymeacoffee.com/fountainheadforum ------------------------------------------------------------ Andrew Bernstein is author of many books, fiction and non-fiction: _Heroes, Legends, and Champions_ _A Dearth of Eagles_ _Objectivism in One Lesson_ _Capitalism Unbound_ _Capitalist Solutions_ _American Racism_ _Reckoning_ _Aristotle Versus Religion and Other Essays_ _A Challenge to Determinism_ He has also written Cliffs Notes for three of Ayn Rand's novels. He has taught philosophy at many colleges and has given lectures all over the world. He discusses his book about free will and determinism. He argues that determinism comes from materialism. We also discuss fictional heroes in books like _Harry Potter_ and _The Hunger Games_. Andrew's web site is here: https://www.andrewbernstein.net/ His page on Amazon is here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Andrew-Bernstein/author/B001IODPPE

People in this episode

Host: Chris Baker

Guest: Andrew Bernstein

Topics covered

• free will
• determinism
• philosophy
• materialism
• fictional heroes
• literature

Keywords

• free will
• determinism
• Andrew Bernstein
• philosophy
• materialism
• fictional heroes
• literature

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fountainhead Forum, Substack, Amazon

Books & works: Heroes, Legends, and Champions, A Dearth of Eagles, Objectivism in One Lesson, Capitalism Unbound, Capitalist Solutions, American Racism, Reckoning, Aristotle Versus Religion and Other Essays, A Challenge to Determinism, Harry Potter

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