Eddy Nahmias - Is Free Will an Illusion?

Support the show with Closer To Truth merchandise: https://bit.ly/3P2ogje Some philosophers and scientists claim that because every event is determined by prior events, including every event in our brains, free will cannot be real. What are the arguments and evidence? Key is the Libet experiment, which seems to show that our brains have already made a decision—we see electrical activity—before we are conscious of making the decision. Register for free at CTT.com for subscriber-only exclusives: https://bit.ly/3He94Ns Watch more interviews on free will: https://bit.ly/3WAL0ZZ Eddy Nahmias is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy and the Neuroscience Institute at Georgia State University. He received his PhD from Duke University and his BA from Emory University. Get free access to Closer to Truth's library of 5,000 videos: http://bit.ly/376lkKN Closer To Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.