Speaking of papers worth reading...

Speaking of papers worth reading, I’d like to recommend to you, fellow Cocooners, Marcus’ paper “A New Theory of Free Will.” It is quite long. (You obviously didn’t like my “Keep It Short” rule, Marcus!) But it is well worth reading. There is so much in it: from physics to metaphysics, and everything in between, including morality and, of course, free will.

What I like the most about Marcus’ paper is that it makes no appeals to intuitions and other such nonsense. Instead, it offers a systematic and scientifically informed argument for a theory of free will (namely, Libertarian Compatibilism). For this reason, I think that Marcus makes a more convincing case for (a version of) the simulation hypothesis--which is an integral part of Marcus’ argument--than either Bostrom or Chalmers do. Check it out!

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Comments

[Marcus Arvan]

Thanks, Moti! :) Alas, my predilection to write long papers only seems to be getting worse! ;)