Matthew Flummer

Philosopher at Porterville College. Cohost of @thefreewillshow with @taylorwcyr

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Our son is an aspiring author and he has started releasing his first book a few chapters at a time on Royal Road. We're so proud of him! Go check it out! https://t.co/Qq33iI18L1

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In next week’s episode, we talk with John Marenbon about Boethius, focusing on his book Consolation of Philosophy. We talk a bit about the so-called Boethian solution to the problem of freedom and foreknowledge, but John takes a different view about this part of Boethius’s text.

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@freganmitts @jacoba_bell I had the same symptoms. Doc told me to foam roll my IT band. I've done it for weeks and the symptoms are now gone.

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@SaraKaysMusic My 11-year-old daughter wants to know where you get ideas for songs. Thanks!

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@DoloresGMorris @jttheophilus How does in-class writing solve the problem? Can't they just have AI write the paper, write an outline, memorize enough to get by, and then rewrite in class?

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New episode: The Reason View with Susan Wolf.

In this episode, we talk to Susan Wolf about her views on freedom and responsibility, including material from recent Locke Lectures at Oxford. We also ask how her thinking about freedom and responsibility has evolved over the years.

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@ErsatzDoctor It's been a while since I read it, but I think this one might: https://t.co/GJlsekN1Iv

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New episode: Double Compatibilism with Greg Welty.

We talk about a response to the problem of freedom and foreknowledge that accepts not only that freedom and responsibility are compatible with foreknowledge but that they’re compatible with causal determinism as well.

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@ErsatzDoctor WLC attempts a defense here: https://t.co/ppJnJ9HcG5

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@ErsatzDoctor Wow. Crickets?

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New episode: The Dependence Response, Part 2 with Philip Swenson.

In this episode, we continue our discussion of the dependence response to the problem of freedom and foreknowledge. We talk with Philip Swenson about his view, divine providence, and more.

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New episode: The Dependence Response, Part 1 with Trenton Merricks.

This episode is the first in a two-part series on the dependence response to the problem of freedom and foreknowledge. Here we talk with Trenton Merricks about truth, dependence, foreknowledge, and freedom.

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Our next two episodes will discuss the dependence response to the problem of freedom and foreknowledge. In next week’s episode, we talk with Trenton Merricks about his work on the topic.

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Here's the video of our recent interview with William Lane Craig: https://t.co/xb0MD8Sayx @RFupdates @thefreewillshow @taylorwcyr

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New episode: Molinism with William Lane Craig.

In this episode, we talk with William Lane Craig (@RFupdates) about what Molinism is, why it’s attractive, and whether it constitutes a response to the challenge of divine foreknowledge.

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In next week’s episode, we talk with William Lane Craig (@RFupdates) about Molinism, a view about the compatibility of divine providence and human free will that is sometimes brought up in response to the challenge of divine foreknowledge.

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New episode: Ockhamism with Amy Seymour.

In this episode, we talk with Amy Seymour about the Ockhamist response to the problem of freedom and foreknowledge. Along the way, we discuss various related issues in the philosophy of time.

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New episode: Boethianism with Katherin Rogers.

In this episode, we talk with Katherin Rogers about the Boethian response to the problem of freedom and foreknowledge, according to which God’s timelessness helps solve the problem.

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New episode: Introduction to Freedom and Foreknowledge with Simon Kittle.

Our fifth season will explore the problem of divine foreknowledge and human free will. Simon Kittle kicks things off by summarizing the problem, various responses to it, and why the problem matters.