Episode · No Stupid Questions · 2024-02-18

Books mentioned on 183. Does Free Will Exist, and Does It Matter?

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Does anyone have any real agency? What do McDonald’s and Oxford University have in common?

Angela Duckworth discussed Free Will by Sam Harris and Determined by Robert M. Sapolsky.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   Free Will

   Sam Harris · at 1:41 · mentioned 2 times

   Free Will is a concise philosophical book by Sam Harris that argues humans do not possess conscious control over their actions.

   Discussed

   “I'm going to admit I hadn't until I got into adulthood and he was reading a book called Free Will by Sam Harris which he gave me”

   Angela Duckworth 183. Does Free Will Exist, and Does It Matter? 2024-02-18 Listen at 1:41

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   Determined

   Robert M. Sapolsky · at 4:08 · mentioned 2 times

   Determined by Robert M.

   Discussed

   “and he most recently wrote a book he's quite prolific called determined a science of life without Free Will”

   Angela Duckworth 183. Does Free Will Exist, and Does It Matter? 2024-02-18 Listen at 4:08

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