Has Science Disproved Free Will? | A Conversation With James Joiner

About this episode

Dr. James Joiner joins Dr. Jacobs to discuss scientific studies on free will and their methodological issues.

Enroll in Dr. Joiner’s class: https://myprofer.com/coursesContribute to the East West Lecture Series fundraiser: theeastwestseries.com Dr. James Joiner joins us again to take a hard look at the scientific studies claiming to disprove free will and asks whether they actually hold up under scrutiny. He and Dr. Jacobs will walk through the various science experiments and their interpretations, pointing out the methodological problems and conceptual missteps that weaken determinist arguments. All the links: Substack: https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenathanjacobspodcastWebsite: https://www.nathanajacobs.com/X: https://x.com/NathanJacobsPodSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hSskUtCwDT40uFbqTk3QSApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nathan-jacobs-podcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/nathanandrewjacobsAcademia: https://vanderbilt.academia.edu/NathanAJacobs

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Jacobs

Guest: Dr. James Joiner

Topics covered

• free will
• science
• determinism
• philosophy
• methodology
• psychology

Keywords

• free will
• determinism
• science experiments
• methodological problems
• conceptual missteps
• philosophy
• psychology

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Organizations: East West Lecture Series, Substack, Instagram, Spotify, Apple Podcast, Facebook, Academia, myprofer, theeastwestseries.com, nathanajacobs.substack.com

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