28. Galen Strawson's "Nothing Can be Causa Sui" Refutation of Free Will

In this episode of Exploring the Illusion of Free Will, taped on August 9, 2011, I describe British philosopher Galen Strawson's refutation of free will based on a logical extension of the principle that nothing can be the cause of itself.

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