We must believe in freedom of will, we have no choice. This observation made by Isaac Bashevis Singer introduces one of the greatest problems in Jewish and secular philosophy – the dilemma of freedom ...

The second session, entitled "Genes and Disease: The Links and Their Consequences for Human Freedom," opened the way to the debate on one of the "hot topics" linked to the biotechnologic progress we ...

I love a good oxymoron, and free will is one of my favorites. There’s often wisdom to be harvested from oxymorons. Freedom is unconstrained dithering, doing whatever. Will is self-discipline, ...

Scholars have noted for centuries an apparent biblical contradiction about whether children are punished for the wrongdoing of their parents. On the one hand, Deuteronomy 24:16 says, “Fathers shall ...

Philosophy, the journal of The Royal Institute of Philosophy is published by Cambridge University Press quarterly in January, April, July and October. The editorial policy of the journal pursues the ...

Would everything be OK if you could just get control of your life? Well, think again. Maybe the concept of control is the ...

The first session of the meeting was dedicated to discussing "technological revolutions in genetic information gathering and application." It focused on debating the outcome and implications, for our ...