Christian List Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at the London School of Economics and Political Science Resident at the Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften: January−February 2018 Research topic at the Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften: »Why Free Will is Real« Project outline: The aim of my »Free Will« project is to defend a robust notion of free will against some prominent naturalistic critiques. It is often claimed by neuroscientists and others that free will is an illusion: a left-over from a pre-scientific way of thinking. If this critique were correct, it would profoundly challenge our human self-conception as agents and our established practices of responsibility ascription. It would also significantly challenge deontological morality. I hope to show, however, that free will – in a relatively strong sense that involves intentionality, alternative possibilities, and causal control – is compatible with a scientifically informed worldview. (Christian List) Funding of the stay: »Justitia Amplificata. Rethinking Justice − Applied and Global«Scholarly profile of Christian ListChristian List is Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is also a Fellow of the British Academy and Subject editor for Philosophy of Social Sciences, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.Website: Please find more information about Christian List here. Main areas of research: Political theory, democratic theory, action theorySelected publications:
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