Why I Removed the Free Will Essay
February 11, 2008 by Roderick
At around 1:00pm EST I removed my essay “The Case for Free Will: the Theory of Self-Causation.” This is because I have revised the essay (hopefully making it stronger and more clear) for submission to a philosophy journal, namely Eudaimonia: the Georgetown Philosophical Review, and so I thought it was wise to remove any previous versions of the essay from the internet in case my essay is selected for publication (I really hope it is published).
If anyone is interested, I can offer a summary of either the essay I removed or the essay I submitted, named The Theory of Self-Causation: Its Arguments and Implications. You can reach me at rodfitts@umich.edu.
You had no free will.
Rather, I think there’s no evidence for Determinism. I disagree completely with the view of cause-and-effect endorsed under Determinism, and that leads me to question the validity of the position.
Would you be willing to enlighten me as to why I possess no free will?