Patrick Haggard - Free Will: Essence and Nature

Free access to Closer to Truth's library of 5,000 videos: http://bit.ly/376lkKN Why is free will one of the hardest problems in philosophy? What are the core issues of free will and why do they seem to defy resolution? Most philosophers are pretty sure they have the answer—but their answers all differ! Some privilege external facts of the physical world; some privilege inner feelings of conscious choice. No one has a knock-down argument. Shop Closer To Truth merchandise like mugs and hoodies: https://bit.ly/3P2ogje Register today for free to get subscriber-only exclusives: https://bit.ly/3He94Ns Patrick Haggard is a neuroscientist and current Deputy Director of the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London, where he is a professor in the department of Psychology. Watch more videos on the philosophy of free will: https://bit.ly/3Smw033 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.