Freewill and Determinism AudioLearn

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Welcome to an audio review of Free Will and Determinism. We will introduce and define the problem and issues surrounding Freewill and the relation to Determinism. Then we will discuss general developments in the sciences and the philosophical response, and look at wider views and perspectives, including some big questions for today and tomorrow.

Topics covered:

• Teleology: The Purpose of Life
• The Scientific Determination
• Quantum Mechanics
• The Brain and Behavior
• Chaos Theory
• Game Theory
• The Philosophical Response
• Moral Codes
• Determinism and the Morality Problem
• Karma
• Predestination and Omniscience
• Existentialism
• Personal Responsibility
• New Technologies, Old Behavior
• Genetics - Cloning and Gene Modification
• Privacy - Information, Exposure and Property
• Interdependence - Globalization and Climate Change

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Great contents; the selection and order of topics, flow of ideas, yet read at a FAST PACE! I found some of the historical concepts slippery, and I had to pause every once in a while to grasp some and let them sink! audible can adjust the speed to 0.75X which is annoyingly!