Bradford Stockdale
Biographic Data
| ID | 9505405 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bradford Stockdale |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bradford |
| FAMILY NAME | Stockdale |
| SIGNATURE | STOCKDALE B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of West Florida |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1993-3324 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Libet paradigm and a dilemma for epiphenomenalism
Epiphenomenalism is the thesis that though physical events may cause mental events, those mental events never cause physical events. In this paper, I will be concerned with the claim that our thoughts, intentions, and awareness play no causal role in producing actions. Though epiphenomenalism has been defended with a priori philosophical arguments, the majority of the support that it has gained in recent years has come from advances in neuroscien…
Agency incompatibilism, luck, and intelligibility
The problem of luck is one of the most formidable obstacles currently facing libertarian theories of free will. Some have argued that there is no problem, while others have argued that the problem is not a unique one for libertarians. Still others acknowledge the problem and aim to address it with their preferred libertarian theory. Steward (Citation2012a) takes the latter strategy with her agency incompatibilism. She develops a version of the pr…
Moral Responsibility, Alternative Possibilities, and Acting on One’s Own
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Moral Responsibility, Alternative Possibilities, and Acting on One’s Own
The Libet paradigm and a dilemma for epiphenomenalism
Epiphenomenalism is the thesis that though physical events may cause mental events, those mental events never cause physical events. In this paper, I will be concerned with the claim that our thoughts, intentions, and awareness play no causal role in producing actions. Though epiphenomenalism has been defended with a priori philosophical arguments, the majority of the support that it has gained in recent years has come from advances in neuroscien…
Agency incompatibilism, luck, and intelligibility
The problem of luck is one of the most formidable obstacles currently facing libertarian theories of free will. Some have argued that there is no problem, while others have argued that the problem is not a unique one for libertarians. Still others acknowledge the problem and aim to address it with their preferred libertarian theory. Steward (Citation2012a) takes the latter strategy with her agency incompatibilism. She develops a version of the pr…
Epistemology (3 works) · Free Will and Agency (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Cognitive psychology (2 works) · Compatibilism (2 works) · Incompatibilism (2 works) · Moral responsibility (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Cognitive science (1 work) · Consciousness (1 work)