Can Compatibilism Save Free-Will?

Ryan Hubbard, PhD
The Labyrinth
Published in
14 min readApr 11, 2020

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I used to live next to a small duck pond. Sometimes I would stroll around the pond and see if I could get a duck to eat a piece of bread out of my hand. Usually, one of them would timidly walk up to my hand and snatch the bread. The duck performed an action. Back at the college where I work, a colleague down the hall would sometimes offer me a chocolate candy. He would offer it up and I would timidly walk up and take it. I…

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Ryan Hubbard, PhD
The Labyrinth

A philosophy professor who works in practical ethics. @ryankhubbard