International Conference
Free Will and Causality
DCLPS, University of Düsseldorf
The conference aims at bringing together experts on free will and causality. The connection between metaphysical aspects of the free will problem and how they depend on or relate to causation in general as well as to more specific theories of causation shall be investigated. It is, for example, widely believed that free will requires control and that control is a causal notion. Whether one is a compatibilist or a libertarian, one must have a theory of control that the agent exerts over her actions. Another important requirement for free will, according to sourcehood libertarians, is ultimate origination of one s actions: to have free will is to be able to initiate causal chains, i.e., to have a certain causal ability, sometimes referred to as a causal power . These causal notions might greatly profit from being treated in accordance with different accounts of causation. Different understandings of free will might, the other way round, support different theories of causation.
There is no conference fee and attendance is open to all.
Since space is limited, however, attendees not giving a presentation are required to register before the conference via sending an email to . The deadline for registration is 1 September 2019.