Is Free Will An Illusion? | Full Interview | Dr Helen Beebee

Channel:

The Institute of Art and Ideas

Subscribers:

617,000

Published on February 10, 2019 2:00:06 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Iv3CbcyzVc

Duration: 8:20

4,582 views

75

Is free will an illusion? Can we ever act freely if everything we do is determined by our genes, our upbringing and our environment?

** Visit HowTheLightGetsln: https://www.youtube.com/user/IAITV/
** Donate to the IAI: https://iai.tv/support-the-iai/donate
** Listen to our weekly podcast: https://soundcloud.com/instituteofartandideas

Helen Beebee: Manchester Professor of Philosophy, Beebee is President of the Aristotelian Society as well as the British Society for the Philosophy of Science. She is the author of Hume on Causation and Metaphysics: The Key Concepts. Beebee is also an advocate for better representation of women in philosophy.

#philosophy #freewill #iaitv #determinism #science #neuroscience

For debates and talks: https://iai.tv
For articles: https://iai.tv/articles
For courses: https://iai.tv/iai-academy/courses

*****************HowTheLightGetsIn*********************
***The World's Largest Philosophy and Music Festival***

Over 200 events, 80 debates and talks, and 100 music and performance events.

HowTheLightGetsIn Festival returns to Hay-on-Wye this May after a sell-out debut in London last September. On the edge of the Black Mountains, alongside the River Wye, you'll find the world's leading thinkers debating cutting edge ideas as well as an inspiring programme of music, comedy, culture and performance.

Advance tickets are on sale now.