Other musings - Mr Brown

Why bother rescuing free will?

14/08/2025 / Other musings, PhD work / Determinism, Emotions, Free will, Paradox of moral education, Philosophy, Politics

Determinism is the idea that the past entails one unique future according to the laws of nature. Free will refers to our ability to exercise control over our actions. There is a tension between these two ideas. Because if the past determines a single future, then it will also determine our actions. Conversely, if we […]

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The Water of Life

(Image: The Water of Life, by Stephen Broadbent) I recently visited Chester Cathedral. Entering the Cloister Garden, I was confronted by a greening sculpture of two ghostly figures, one bent over the other, both holding a bowl. The encircling inscription read: Jesus said, “the water that I shall give will be an inner spring always