RESEARCH
My research focuses on issues pertaining to free will, moral responsibility, and philosophy of mind. Here are some papers that I have published on these issues, with links to the published version. If you are unable to access the paper because it is behind a paywall, please feel free to contact me.
articles
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Agency incompatibilism, luck, and intelligibility
The problem of luck is one of the most formidable obstacles currently facing libertarian theories of free will. Some have argued that there is no problem, while others have argued that the problem is not a unique one for libertarians. Still others acknowledge the problem and aim to address it with their preferred libertarian theory.…
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The Libet paradigm and a dilemma for epiphenomenalism
Eiphenomenalism is the thesis that though physical events may cause mental events, those mental events never cause physical events. In this paper, I will be concerned with the claim that our thoughts, intentions, and awareness play no causal role in producing actions. Though epiphenomenalism has been defended with a priori philosophical arguments, the majority of…
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Moral Responsibility, Alternative Possibilities, and Acting on One’s Own
Frankfurt-style cases (FSCs) have famously served as counterexamples to the Principle of Alternative Possibilities (PAP). The fine-grained version of the flicker defense has become one of the most popular responses to FSCs. Proponents of this defense argue that there is an alternative available to all agents in FSCs such that the cases do not show…
Podcasts
Episode 51:
Flickers of Freedom
with Bradford Stockdale
We discuss a popular response to Frankfurt cases called the “flicker of freedom” strategy.
bradfordstockdale.com 