A History of Ideas: The Libet Experiments and Free Will
Do we really have free will, or is it an illusion? Benjamin Libet’s neuro-science experiments seemed to indicate that human actions were taken before the conscious decision to take them was made.
A History of Ideas: Thomas Hobbes on Freedom Vs Security
Which is better – Freedom or Security? This is the question Thomas Hobbes tackled by imagining people living in a State of Nature without laws.
A History of Ideas: The Free Will Defence
In a world beset by evils from human cruelty, to natural disasters, to daytime TV, how can there be an omnipotent, omniscient, caring God?
A History of Ideas: John Stuart Mill’s Harm Principle
Why shouldn’t we be able to live our lives as we please, so long as we aren’t causing harm to others?