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Free Will and Determinism


The Determinsim And Freedom Philosophy Website
Ted Honderich edits this website, hosted at UCL in London. It is an excellent starting point for a study of Determinism. Further resources are available on Prof. Honderich's Homepage, or try here.

Free Will and Determinism
This article is on the "Ask A Philosopher" section of Pathways to Philosophy, the distance learning project based at Sheffield University, and run by the International Society for Philosophers. It is a brief article summarising the views of Hume, Skinner and others on the compatibility of Free Will with Determinism.

Free Will and Genetic Determinism
This is an article by P.S. Greenspan of the University of Maryland - it explores the implications of the mapping of the Human Genome for Biological Determinism.

Free Will and Determinism - Sydney Grammar School Philosophy Club
Sydney Grammar School has a Philosophy Club - these pages explore the issue of Free Will and Determinism.

Leopold and Loeb
The famous lawyer Clarence Darrow once represented two boys who had killed a 14 year old called Bobby Franks. Darrow's impassioned defence speech is famous for its argument against the Death Penalty. Click here to explore the whole of Darrow's closing speech.

Libertarianism


Libertarianism
This attractive site is a good introduction to the Libertarian world.

Critique of Libertarianism
Follow this link to see arguments against the Libertarian point of view.