4 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
Robert Sapolsky's 2023 argument that free will does not exist — that every thought and action is the product of prior biology and environment — and that accepting this should make us more compassionate, not less responsible.
American philosopher who has made influential contributions to the philosophy of free will and moral responsibility — developing the valuing theory of free agency.
American philosopher who developed the hierarchical account of free will and the Frankfurt cases against the principle of alternate possibilities — and wrote On Bullshit, the most-read philosophical essay in history.
American social psychologist whose research on ego depletion (self-control as a depleting resource), free will, and gender differences has been highly influential — and whose Is There Anything Good About Men? makes an empirically grounded evolutionary case for understanding male social behavior.