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Can non-random collapses of the wavefunction enable libertarian free will?

Dr Yair Pinto

University of Amsterdam

Recording

1 h 22 min

Abstract

Agent-causal libertarian free will asserts that the conscious agent is the ultimate cause of her own voluntary behavior. A major reason to reject libertarian free will is that it seems incompatible with our current knowledge of physics. In this talk I will argue how quantum processes, specifically non-random collapses of the wavefunction in the human cortex, may enable libertarian free will. I will discuss how this account can be empirically tested.

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