Hi dmb,
> Steve recently said: > When we're getting into trying to figure out whether we REALLY make choices > or only SEEM to make choices we are getting into the metaphysical > appearance-reality stuff that I would prefer we drop from the issue. dmb: > dmb [sic] addressed that point in great detail about three months ago: > > > For anyone who's genuinely interested in a James's pragmatic, practical > analysis of free will... Steve: Likewise, if anyone is genuinely interested in James analysis of free will, I recommend the SEP article on pragmatism where it says, "When philosophers suppose that free will and determinism are in conflict, James responds that once we compare the practical consequences of determinism being true with the practical consequences of our possessing freedom of the will, we find that there is no conflict." "So James offers his pragmatism as a technique for clarifying concepts and hypotheses. He proposed that if we do this, metaphysical disputes that appear to be irresoluble will be dissolved." Best, Steve Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
