Reject Free Will, Become Who You Are | Brian Leiter on Nietzsche

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An interview with professor Brian Leiter on Nietzsche's critique of free will. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.com Some links to further guide your study: * Join my email list to be notified of future episodes: greatbooks.io * Full transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/transcript-for-brian-leiter-interview Companion lectures & interviews: * Nietzsche's On the Genealogy of Morality Explained: https://youtu.be/M0w2eQ-FcEA Professor Leiter's books relevant to this interview: * Nietzsche on Morality: https://amzn.to/3x4QQMc (affiliate) * My book notes: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/nietzsche-on-morality-by-brian-leiter * Moral Psychology with Nietzsche: https://amzn.to/3yL9fy3 (affiliate) * My book notes: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/moral-psychology-with-nietzsche-by TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 1. Introduction 00:02:16 1.1 Introduction: Nietzsche’s Position on Free Will 00:05:16 1.2 Introduction: Contemporary Positions on Free Will 00:12:31 2.1 Arguments Against Free Will: Psychology & Language 00:18:13 2.2 Arguments Against Free Will: Phenomenology 00:29:10 2.3 Arguments Against Free Will: Genetics & the Unconscious 00:40:18 2.4 Arguments Against Free Will: My (Naive) Position on Free Will 00:44:23 3.1 Prescriptions: Implications in Legal Philosophy 00:48:15 3.2 Prescriptions: Is Free Will a Noble Lie? 00:50:34 3.3 Prescriptions: “Become Who You Are”