Debating Free Will with a Cambridge Philosopher | Dr. Nathan Hawkins

Freewill is a hot-button issue both in philosophy and in popular discourse, so I sat down with Dr. Nathan Hawkins, who has written extensively in defence of Freewill, to have a friendly discussion and debate about it. I hope you enjoy!Uploaded 24-04-26Support me on Patreon here (you lovely person): https://patreon.com/UnsolicitedAdvice701?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkSubscribe to my Substack here for more of my writings: https://josephfolley.substack.com/00:00 How do Philosophers Debate about Freewill?09:04 The Case Against Determinism18:45 Problems with Setting up Determinism30:22 The Branching Futures Model of Freewill41:35 Yes, we could have acted otherwise52:45 Are we just redefining our terms?01:02:51 My own Compatibilism01:11:44 Why is Nathan an Idealist?01:25:25 Can we make Idealism Naturalistic?01:44:02 What is "The Absolute"?01:54:25 What is the most interesting idea you've come across and why? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices