Compatibilism Debunked | Free Will and Determinism

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For three months free with Express VPN, visit http://www.expressvpn.com/cosmicskeptic To support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskeptic To donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic To purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: https://cosmicskeptic.teemill.com/ --------------------------VIDEO NOTES-------------------------- The existence of free will is an uncomfortable subject, and a difficult intuition to let go of, if, like me, you are convinced it is illusory. One response to the implications of determinism on free will is a philosophy known as 'compatibilism', with advocates from Thomas Hobbes to Daniel Dennett. I think it fails, and thought I'd spend some time explaining why. --------------------------------LINKS--------------------------------- My original free will video: https://youtu.be/OwaXqep-bpk Thomas Hobbes, The Leviathan (read online): https://old.taltech.ee/public/m/mart-murdvee/EconPsy/6/Hobbes_Thomas_1660_The_Leviathan.pdf Arthur Schopenhauer, On The Freedom of the Will (in 'The Two Fundamental Problems of Ethics'): https://amzn.to/3cwkECM Peter Van Inwagen, The Powers of Rational Beings: http://www.davidjamesbar.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/van-Inwagen-The-Powers-of-Rational-Beings-Freedom-of-the-Will.pdf ----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------ As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons: Itamar Lev Evan Allen Faraz Harsini James O'Neill John Early Austin Chiappetta Sveline Teymour Beydoun Isaac Medina Adam Gray Nolan Kent Adam Inoue -----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------ My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.com SOCIAL LINKS: Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskeptic Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskeptic Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskeptic Snapchat: cosmicskeptic The Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-skeptic-podcast/id1458675168 ----------------------------CONTACT------------------------------- Business email: [email protected] Or send me something: Alex O'Connor Po Box 1610 OXFORD OX4 9LL ENGLAND ------------------------------------------------------------------------