factual

Harris is a compatibilist in all but name

Harris and Dennett are very close to agreement: Harris agrees determinism and moral responsibility are compatible, agrees a system of law and justified punishment is compatible with determinism, and rejects libertarian free will and agent causation — so Harris is, in Dennett's view, a compatibilist in all but name.

factualpending

Speaker

Dan Dennett

Evidence Quote

we have no uh love for uh libertarian uh indeterminism for agent causation for all of that metaphysical gobbledygook we're both good naturalists

Source

39 - Free Will RevisitedMaking Sense with Sam Harris
Created: 6/14/2026, 2:25:04 AM

My Notes

Loading notes...