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This is radio programme 7 in the Arts Foundation Course and it is linked to Units 13-15, the Introduction to Philosophy.
This is radio programme 7 in the Arts Foundation Course and it is linked to Units 13-15, the Introduction to Philosophy.
| Module code and title: | A102, An arts foundation course |
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| Item code: | A102; 07; 1990 |
| First transmission date: | 1990 |
| Published: | 1990 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OU Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:18:43 |
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| Producer: | Betty Talks |
| Contributors: | Ted Honderich; Janet Radcliffe-Richards |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Compatibilist; Determinism; Origination; Voluntariness |
| Footage description: | Professor Ted Honderich, Grote Professor of Philosophy at University College, London, is interviewed by Janet Radcliffe Richards of the Open University. The purpose of the programme is to present a view of the topic of free will which is rather different from the one presented in the units. Professor Honderich gives two definitions of freedom that have been used by philosophers. The first, freedom as voluntariness, is what is described in the Unit as the compatibilist account. The second, freedom as origination, is a stronger conception. The programme then discusses the relevance of determinism to these two different types of freedom. In the units it is argued that we cannot have the 'origination' kind of freewill because it is incoherent; Professor Honderich argues that we cannot have it because of the truth of determinism. For different reasons, therefore, Janet Radcliffe Richards and Professor Honderich agree that it is not possible to have free will in the traditional sense and they go on to consider some of the effects of this. |
| Master spool number: | 90YA0563 |
| Production number: | 90YA0563 |
| Available to public: | no |
