[B] = Bok, Hilary. Freedom and Responsibility. Princeton University Press, 1998. ISBN: 9780691015668.
Session 1: Free will: The skeptical challenge
- “Do We Really Have Free Will? with Robert Sapolsky (Ep. 126).” Big Brains podcast, UChicago News, the University of Chicago.
Session 2: Free will: The compatibilist defense
- Ayer, A.J. “Freedom and Necessity.” In Free Will. Edited by Gary Watson. Oxford University Press, 1983. ISBN: 9780198750543.
Session 3: Free will: The libertarian defense
- Chisholm, Roderick M. “Human Freedom and the Self.” (PDF) The Lindley Lecture, University of Kansas, April 23, 1964.
Session 4: Free will: Analysis of the debate (I)
- [B] Chapter 1: The Problem [Preview with Google Books]
Session 5: Free will: Analysis of the debate (II)
- [B] Chapter 1: The Problem [Preview with Google Books]
Session 6: Free will: Analysis of the debate (III); Strawson’s two standpoints
- Strawson, P.F. “Freedom and Resentment.” (PDF) Proceedings of the British Academy 48 (1962): 187–211.
Session 7: Free will: Bok’s two standpoints
- [B] Chapter 1: The Problem [Preview with Google Books]
Session 8: Free will: Two concepts of possibility
- [B] Chapter 3: Freedom
Session 9: Free will: Holding ourselves responsible
- [B] Chapter 4: Holding Ourselves Responsible
Session 10: Free will: The adequacy of Bok’s account
- [B] Chapter 5: The Adequacy of My Account
- [B] “Excursus on Guilt”
Session 11: Free will: Holding others responsible
- [B] Chapter 6: Holding Others Responsible
- [B] “Conclusion”
Session 12: Human and nonhuman selves: Frankfurt’s psychological hierarchy
- Frankfurt, Harry G. “Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person.” (PDF) Journal of Philosophy 68, no. 1 (1971): 5–20.
Session 13: Human and nonhuman selves: Watson’s reply to Frankfurt
- Watson, Gary. “Free Agency.” Journal of Philosophy 72, no. 8 (1975): 205–20.
Session 14: Hierarchical selves revisited: Science? Metaphor?
- Haidt, Jonathan. “The Divided Self.” Chapter 1 in The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom. Basic Books, 2006. ISBN: 9780465028016. [Preview with Google Books]
Session 15: Hierarchical selves revisited: Practical concepts?
- Schapiro, Tamar. “Framing the Question.” Chapter 1 in Feeling Like It: A Theory of Inclination and Will. Oxford University Press, 2021. ISBN: 9780198862932. [Preview with Google Books]
Session 16: Why we might need to govern ourselves: Some of our human tendencies
- Haidt, Jonathan. “The Faults of Others.” Chapter 4 in The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom. Basic Books, 2006. ISBN: 9780465028016. [Preview with Google Books]
Session 17: Weakness of will: Does it presuppose a hierarchical self? (I)
- Davidson, Donald. “How Is Weakness of the Will Possible?” Essay 2 in Essays on Actions and Events: Philosophical Essays, Volume 1. 2nd ed. Clarendon Press, 2001. ISBN: 9780199246274.
Session 18: Weakness of will: Does it presuppose a hierarchical self? (II)
- Watson, Gary. “Skepticism about Weakness of Will.” Philosophical Review 86, no. 3 (1977): 316–39.
Session 19: Weakness of will: Schapiro’s hierarchical self
- Schapiro, Tamar. “What Makes Weak-Willed Action Weak?” Chapter 6 in Normativity and Agency: Themes from the Philosophy of Christine M. Korsgaard. Edited by Tamar Schapiro, Kyla Ebels-Duggan, and Sharon Street. Oxford University Press, 2022. ISBN: 9780198843726.
Session 20: A problem for hierarchical selves?: Inverse akrasia (weakness of will)
- Arpaly, Nomy, and Timothy Schroeder. “Praise, Blame, and the Whole Self.” Philosophical Studies: An International Journey for Psychology 93, no. 2 (1999): 161–88.
Session 21: Disorders of agency: Compulsion or choice?
- Pickard, Hanna. “Psychopathology and the Ability to Do Otherwise.” Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 90, no. 1 (2015): 135–63.
Session 22: Disorders of agency: Should we rescue or blame?
- Pickard, Hanna. “Responsibility without Blame: Empathy and the Effective Treatment of Personality Disorder.” (PDF) Philosophy, Psychiatry, and Psychology 18, no. 3 (2011): 209–23.
Session 23: Papers-in-progress workshop
- No readings assigned.
Session 24: Wrap-up
- No readings assigned.
