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Out Of The Blank
#1087 - Gregg Caruso

Out Of The Blank

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 73:49


Gregg D. Caruso is Professor of Philosophy at SUNY Corning, Visiting Fellow at the New College of the Humanities (NCH London), and Honorary Professor of Philosophy at Macquarie University. His research focuses on free will, moral responsibility, punishment, philosophy of law, jurisprudence, social and political philosophy, moral philosophy, philosophy of mind, moral psychology, and neurolaw. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/out-of-the-blank-podcast/support

The Cove Podcast
Voices of War | Gregg D. Caruso - On the Illusion of Free Will, Myth of Meritocracy and the need to rethink our Justice Systems

The Cove Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 92:40


Vedran ‘Maz' Maslic is the host of ‘The Voices Of War'. In this episode, Maz interviews Gregg D. Caruso. A Professor of Philosophy at SUNY Corning. He's also Visiting Fellow at the New College of the Humanities, and Honorary Professor of Philosophy at Macquarie University, Sydney. Gregg is a Co-Director of the Justice Without Retribution Network housed at the University of Aberdeen School of Law.

Mind-Body Solution with Dr Tevin Naidu
Gregg Caruso: Free Will Skepticism, Hard Incompatibilism, Neuroexistentialism & Moral Responsibility

Mind-Body Solution with Dr Tevin Naidu

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 118:26


WATCH: https://youtu.be/YztCgd-CqtA Gregg Caruso is Professor of Philosophy at SUNY Corning, Visiting Fellow at the New College of the Humanities, and Honorary Professor of Philosophy at Macquarie University. He is also Co-Director of the Justice Without Retribution Network housed at the University of Aberdeen School of Law. His research focuses on free will, moral responsibility, punishment, philosophy of law, jurisprudence, social and political philosophy, moral philosophy, philosophy of mind, moral psychology, and neurolaw. His books include Rejecting Retributivism: Free Will, Punishment, and Criminal Justice (2021), Just Deserts: Debating Free Will (2021) and many more. EPISODE LINKS: - Gregg's Website: http://www.greggcaruso.com/ - Gregg's Twitter: https://twitter.com/greggdcaruso - Gregg's Books: https://www.amazon.com/Gregg-D.-Caruso/e/B0071QYHEQ%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share - Gregg's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=LWhSNGgAAAAJ&hl=en - Gregg's TED Talk: https://youtu.be/rfOMqehl-ZA CONNECT: - Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu - Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (0:27) - Definition of free will (3:39) - Free will debate (8:55) - Libertarianism (19:34) - Compatibilism (24:46) - Hard Incompatibilism & moral responsibility (29:30) - Rejecting Retributivism (34:03) - Moral luck & its ethical implications (42:36) - Systemic injustice (49:46) - Punitiveness (55:12) - Daniel Dennett's argument (1:00:57) - What is consciousness? (1:14:38) - Neuroexistentialism (1:18:00) - Threats to self, autonomy, agency (1:23:25) - Solutions to the social dilemma? (1:32:55) - Criminal justice reform (1:39:23) - Beliefs and its impact on crime (1:43:29) - Sam Harris on free will (1:51:31) - Gregg's book recommendations (1:57:37) - Conclusion Website · YouTube · YouTube

Mind-Body Solution with Dr Tevin Naidu
Gregg Caruso: Free Will Skepticism, Hard Incompatibilism, Neuroexistentialism & Moral Responsibility

Mind-Body Solution with Dr Tevin Naidu

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 118:26


WATCH: https://youtu.be/YztCgd-CqtA Gregg Caruso is Professor of Philosophy at SUNY Corning, Visiting Fellow at the New College of the Humanities, and Honorary Professor of Philosophy at Macquarie University. He is also Co-Director of the Justice Without Retribution Network housed at the University of Aberdeen School of Law. His research focuses on free will, moral responsibility, punishment, philosophy of law, jurisprudence, social and political philosophy, moral philosophy, philosophy of mind, moral psychology, and neurolaw. His books include Rejecting Retributivism: Free Will, Punishment, and Criminal Justice (2021), Just Deserts: Debating Free Will (2021) and many more. EPISODE LINKS: - Gregg's Website: http://www.greggcaruso.com/ - Gregg's Twitter: https://twitter.com/greggdcaruso - Gregg's Books: https://www.amazon.com/Gregg-D.-Caruso/e/B0071QYHEQ%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share - Gregg's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=LWhSNGgAAAAJ&hl=en - Gregg's TED Talk: https://youtu.be/rfOMqehl-ZA CONNECT: - Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu - Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (0:27) - Definition of free will (3:39) - Free will debate (8:55) - Libertarianism (19:34) - Compatibilism (24:46) - Hard Incompatibilism & moral responsibility (29:30) - Rejecting Retributivism (34:03) - Moral luck & its ethical implications (42:36) - Systemic injustice (49:46) - Punitiveness (55:12) - Daniel Dennett's argument (1:00:57) - What is consciousness? (1:14:38) - Neuroexistentialism (1:18:00) - Threats to self, autonomy, agency (1:23:25) - Solutions to the social dilemma? (1:32:55) - Criminal justice reform (1:39:23) - Beliefs and its impact on crime (1:43:29) - Sam Harris on free will (1:51:31) - Gregg's book recommendations (1:57:37) - Conclusion Website · YouTube

The Voices of War
Re-post: Gregg D. Caruso - On the Illusion of Free Will, Myth of Meritocracy and the need to rethink our Justice Systems

The Voices of War

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2021 92:40


Repost of my chat with Gregg D. Caruso originally published on 11 Oct 2021. --- My guest today is Gregg D. Caruso, who is a Professor of Philosophy at SUNY Corning. He's also Visiting Fellow at the New College of the Humanities, and Honorary Professor of Philosophy at Macquarie University, Sydney. Gregg is also a Co-Director of the Justice Without Retribution Network housed at the University of Aberdeen School of Law. His research focuses on free will, moral responsibility, punishment, philosophy of law, jurisprudence, social and political philosophy, moral philosophy, philosophy of mind, moral psychology, and neurolaw. He's published numerous books, including Rejecting Retributivism: Free Will, Punishment, and Criminal Justice (2021); Just Deserts: Debating Free Will (w/Daniel C. Dennett) (2021); Free Will and Consciousness: A Determinist Account of the Illusion of Free Will (2012); Exploring the Illusion of Free Will and Moral Responsibility (2013); Science and Religion: 5 Questions (2014) and others. He joins me today to talk about free will, free will scepticism, moral responsibility, and our collective views on punishment. Some of the topics we covered are: Gregg's journey into philosophy of free will Dominant positions in the free will debate Explaining free will scepticism Social determinants and their impact on outcomes The mythology of meritocracy and the idea of being ‘self-made' The illusion of the ‘self' Free will scepticism, justice, and geopolitics Impact of the situational factors, environment, and context on behaviour Importance of understanding causes that lead to genocide, atrocities, and crimes Gregg's ‘Public Health Quarantine Model' explained This was a fascinating episode that will hopefully leave you with more questions than it answered. To find out more, you can visit Gregg's website here.  

The Voices of War
Gregg D. Caruso - On the Illusion of Free Will, Myth of Meritocracy and the need to rethink our Justice Systems

The Voices of War

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2021 92:40


My guest today is Gregg D. Caruso, who is a Professor of Philosophy at SUNY Corning. He's also Visiting Fellow at the New College of the Humanities, and Honorary Professor of Philosophy at Macquarie University, Sydney. Gregg is also a Co-Director of the Justice Without Retribution Network housed at the University of Aberdeen School of Law. His research focuses on free will, moral responsibility, punishment, philosophy of law, jurisprudence, social and political philosophy, moral philosophy, philosophy of mind, moral psychology, and neurolaw. He's published numerous books, including Rejecting Retributivism: Free Will, Punishment, and Criminal Justice (2021); Just Deserts: Debating Free Will (w/Daniel C. Dennett) (2021); Free Will and Consciousness: A Determinist Account of the Illusion of Free Will (2012); Exploring the Illusion of Free Will and Moral Responsibility (2013); Science and Religion: 5 Questions (2014) and others. He joins me today to talk about free will, free will scepticism, moral responsibility, and our collective views on punishment. Some of the topics we covered are: Gregg's journey into philosophy of free will Dominant positions in the free will debate Explaining free will scepticism Social determinants and their impact on outcomes The mythology of meritocracy and the idea of being ‘self-made' The illusion of the ‘self' Free will scepticism, justice, and geopolitics Impact of the situational factors, environment, and context on behaviour Importance of understanding causes that lead to genocide, atrocities, and crimes Gregg's ‘Public Health Quarantine Model' explained This was a fascinating episode that will hopefully leave you with more questions than it answered. To find out more, you can visit Gregg's website here.  

Podsongs
Gregg Caruso puts the case against free will (ft. Nate Frederick)

Podsongs

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 57:56


Gregg D. Caruso is Professor of Philosophy at SUNY Corning, Visiting Fellow at the New College of the Humanities (NCH London), and Honorary Professor of Philosophy at Macquarie University. He is also Co-Director of the Justice Without Retribution Network housed at the University of Aberdeen School of Law. His research focuses on free will, moral responsibility, punishment, philosophy of law, jurisprudence, social and political philosophy, moral philosophy, philosophy of mind, moral psychology, and neurolaw. His books include Rejecting Retributivism: Free Will, Punishment, and Criminal Justice (2021), Just Deserts: Debating Free Will (w/Daniel C. Dennett) (2021), Free Will and Consciousness: A Determinist Account of the Illusion of Free Will (2012), ​Exploring the Illusion of Free Will and Moral Responsibility (2013), Science and Religion: 5 Questions (2014), Neuroexistentialism: Meaning, Morals, and Purpose in the Age of Neuroscience ​(co-edited w/Owen Flanagan); and Free Will Skepticism in Law and Society (co-edited w/Elizabeth Shaw and Derk Pereboom). http://www.greggcaruso.com/ LYRICS: Careful of the friends you have Remember you can choose You may not like their attitudes But in time you'll share their views Everything gets past around From attributes to vice If you accept their company You'll soon take their advice You are the average Of the five people With whom you spend most of the time You are the average You only know what you've been taught You think your culture's thoughts You look around the place you work With an expression of disgust At people who you'll never be There's no one you can trust But take a look from a little bit up You already look the same You're blending in quite perfectly You fit inside the frame You fit inside the frame You are the average Of the five people With whom you spend most of the time You are the average You only know what you've been taught You think your culture's thoughts Even you ambitions What you want from life Can be enabled or destroyed By your husband or your wife Your friends can help you be a better person Or lead you on the path to sin You might think you can rise above it But in time you will sink in In time you will sink in You are the average Of the five people With whom you spend most of the time You are the average You only know what you've been taught You think your culture's thoughts

Plato's Cave
Ep. 21 - Gregg Caruso: Just Deserts & Rejecting Retributivism

Plato's Cave

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 85:35


In this episode, I speak with Gregg Caruso about this recent book, Just Deserts, co-authored with Dan Dennett. We discuss his claims about rejecting deep moral responsibility while still preserving many distinctions that compatibilists like Dan find important. We also dive into the divide between he (and myself) and Dennett. Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: http://www.greggcaruso.com/ https://debatingfreewill.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Rejecting-Retributivism-Punishment-Criminal-Cognitive/dp/1108484700/ref=sr114?dchild=1&keywords=Gregg+Caruso&qid=1601484552&s=books&sr=1-14 If you learned something from this episode, please consider supporting me here: https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers Every dollar that comes in will go towards bettering the show or towards funding my Philosophy PhD. Twitter: @JordanCMyers You can also get in contact by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true Plato's Cave Website: https://platoscave.fireside.fm/ Special Guest: Gregg D. Caruso.

Exchanges: A Cambridge UP Podcast
Gregg D. Caruso, "Rejecting Retributivism: Free Will, Punishment, and Criminal Justice" (Cambridge UP, 2021)

Exchanges: A Cambridge UP Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 69:07


According to an intuitive view, those who commit crimes are justifiably subject to punishment. Depending on the severity of the wrongdoing constitutive of the crime, punishment can be severe: incarceration, confinement, depravation, and so on. The common thought is that in committing serious crimes, persons render themselves deserving of punishment by the State. Punishment, then, is simply a matter of giving offenders their just deserts. Call this broad view retributivism. What if retributivism's underlying idea of desert is fundamentally confused? What if persons lack the kind of free will that would make them deserving of punishment in the sense that retributivism requires? This is the central question of Gregg Caruso's new book, Rejecting Retributivism: Free Will, Punishment, and Criminal Justice (Cambridge, 2021). After arguing against the idea that persons can be deserving of punishment in the retributivist's sense, Caruso develops an alternative approach to criminal behavior that he called the Public-Health Quarantine Model.

New Books in Public Policy
Gregg D. Caruso, "Rejecting Retributivism: Free Will, Punishment, and Criminal Justice" (Cambridge UP, 2021)

New Books in Public Policy

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 69:07


According to an intuitive view, those who commit crimes are justifiably subject to punishment. Depending on the severity of the wrongdoing constitutive of the crime, punishment can be severe: incarceration, confinement, depravation, and so on. The common thought is that in committing serious crimes, persons render themselves deserving of punishment by the State. Punishment, then, is simply a matter of giving offenders their just deserts. Call this broad view retributivism. What if retributivism's underlying idea of desert is fundamentally confused? What if persons lack the kind of free will that would make them deserving of punishment in the sense that retributivism requires? This is the central question of Gregg Caruso's new book, Rejecting Retributivism: Free Will, Punishment, and Criminal Justice (Cambridge, 2021). After arguing against the idea that persons can be deserving of punishment in the retributivist's sense, Caruso develops an alternative approach to criminal behavior that he called the Public-Health Quarantine Model. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/public-policy

New Books in Law
Gregg D. Caruso, "Rejecting Retributivism: Free Will, Punishment, and Criminal Justice" (Cambridge UP, 2021)

New Books in Law

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 69:07


According to an intuitive view, those who commit crimes are justifiably subject to punishment. Depending on the severity of the wrongdoing constitutive of the crime, punishment can be severe: incarceration, confinement, depravation, and so on. The common thought is that in committing serious crimes, persons render themselves deserving of punishment by the State. Punishment, then, is simply a matter of giving offenders their just deserts. Call this broad view retributivism. What if retributivism's underlying idea of desert is fundamentally confused? What if persons lack the kind of free will that would make them deserving of punishment in the sense that retributivism requires? This is the central question of Gregg Caruso's new book, Rejecting Retributivism: Free Will, Punishment, and Criminal Justice (Cambridge, 2021). After arguing against the idea that persons can be deserving of punishment in the retributivist's sense, Caruso develops an alternative approach to criminal behavior that he called the Public-Health Quarantine Model. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law

NBN Book of the Day
Gregg D. Caruso, "Rejecting Retributivism: Free Will, Punishment, and Criminal Justice" (Cambridge UP, 2021)

NBN Book of the Day

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 69:07


According to an intuitive view, those who commit crimes are justifiably subject to punishment. Depending on the severity of the wrongdoing constitutive of the crime, punishment can be severe: incarceration, confinement, depravation, and so on. The common thought is that in committing serious crimes, persons render themselves deserving of punishment by the State. Punishment, then, is simply a matter of giving offenders their just deserts. Call this broad view retributivism. What if retributivism's underlying idea of desert is fundamentally confused? What if persons lack the kind of free will that would make them deserving of punishment in the sense that retributivism requires? This is the central question of Gregg Caruso's new book, Rejecting Retributivism: Free Will, Punishment, and Criminal Justice (Cambridge, 2021). After arguing against the idea that persons can be deserving of punishment in the retributivist's sense, Caruso develops an alternative approach to criminal behavior that he called the Public-Health Quarantine Model. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/book-of-the-day

New Books in Philosophy
Gregg D. Caruso, "Rejecting Retributivism: Free Will, Punishment, and Criminal Justice" (Cambridge UP, 2021)

New Books in Philosophy

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 69:07


According to an intuitive view, those who commit crimes are justifiably subject to punishment. Depending on the severity of the wrongdoing constitutive of the crime, punishment can be severe: incarceration, confinement, depravation, and so on. The common thought is that in committing serious crimes, persons render themselves deserving of punishment by the State. Punishment, then, is simply a matter of giving offenders their just deserts. Call this broad view retributivism. What if retributivism’s underlying idea of desert is fundamentally confused? What if persons lack the kind of free will that would make them deserving of punishment in the sense that retributivism requires? This is the central question of Gregg Caruso’s new book, Rejecting Retributivism: Free Will, Punishment, and Criminal Justice (Cambridge, 2021). After arguing against the idea that persons can be deserving of punishment in the retributivist’s sense, Caruso develops an alternative approach to criminal behavior that he called the Public-Health Quarantine Model. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/philosophy

New Books Network
Gregg D. Caruso, "Rejecting Retributivism: Free Will, Punishment, and Criminal Justice" (Cambridge UP, 2021)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 69:07


According to an intuitive view, those who commit crimes are justifiably subject to punishment. Depending on the severity of the wrongdoing constitutive of the crime, punishment can be severe: incarceration, confinement, depravation, and so on. The common thought is that in committing serious crimes, persons render themselves deserving of punishment by the State. Punishment, then, is simply a matter of giving offenders their just deserts. Call this broad view retributivism. What if retributivism’s underlying idea of desert is fundamentally confused? What if persons lack the kind of free will that would make them deserving of punishment in the sense that retributivism requires? This is the central question of Gregg Caruso’s new book, Rejecting Retributivism: Free Will, Punishment, and Criminal Justice (Cambridge, 2021). After arguing against the idea that persons can be deserving of punishment in the retributivist’s sense, Caruso develops an alternative approach to criminal behavior that he called the Public-Health Quarantine Model. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Reason Through
Just Deserts: Debating Free Will

Reason Through

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2021 78:28


In this episode Jacob speaks with Philosopher Gregg D. Caruso on his recent book Just Deserts: Debating Free Will; co-authored by another Philosopher Daniel C. Dennett. They speak on Determinism, Compatibilism, and Libertarian free will as it relates to moral responsibility and moral desert. Dr. Caruso expresses his view on Free will and is concerned with the justification of giving one what they deserve and how his model of forward looking justification is enough to ground moral responsibility. They also touch upon the legal and social ramifications of moral desert.  Links to Dr. Caruso  Website: http://www.greggcaruso.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/GreggDCaruso?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Just Deserts: https://www.amazon.com/Just-Deserts-Debating-Free-Will/dp/150954576X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=just+deserts&qid=1622224210&sr=8-1 Rejecting Retributivism: https://www.amazon.com/Rejecting-Retributivism-Punishment-Criminal-Cognitive/dp/1108484700/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2W86EUEAINOB1&dchild=1&keywords=rejecting+retributivism&qid=1622224306&sprefix=rejecting+retro%2Caps%2C573&sr=8-1 Where to find me Email: reasonthrough2@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/reasonthrough  

Digital Discourse ZA
Free Will, Moral Responsibility, and Policy

Digital Discourse ZA

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 62:42


Conversations with Gwen explores big ideas which are changing, or have the potential to change, public policy and how we live. While ideas are valuable for their own sake, these conversations explore ideas not only as abstract fascination but for their ability to help us live better. --- What if free will is an illusion? What would that mean for society, morality, meaning, and the law? In our first episode, Gwen tackles these topics with American philosopher Gregg Caruso, whose recent book "Just Deserts" — which he co-authored with the philosopher Daniel Dennett — introduces the concepts central to the debate about free will and moral responsibility. --- Gwen Ngwenya is a South African politician, Head of Policy of the Democratic Alliance, and host of the podcast Conversations with Gwen. As a Member of Parliament for the Democratic Alliance in the Fifth Parliament, she served on the Standing Committee on Finance. She has also served as COO of the South African Institute of Race Relations, Africa's largest classically liberal think tank. Twitter: https://twitter.com/GwenNgwenya --- Gregg D. Caruso is Professor of Philosophy at SUNY Corning, Visiting Fellow at the New College of the Humanities (NCH London), and Honorary Professor of Philosophy at Macquarie University. He is also Co-Director of the Justice Without Retribution Network housed at the University of Aberdeen School of Law. His research focuses on free will, moral responsibility, punishment, philosophy of law, jurisprudence, social and political philosophy, moral philosophy, philosophy of mind, moral psychology, and neurolaw. Twitter: https://twitter.com/GreggDCaruso Just Deserts: https://amzn.to/340xvK9 --- Follow us on Social Media: YouTube: https://bit.ly/2u46Mdy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/discourse-za Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/discourseza/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/discourseza  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discourseza/   Subscribe to the Discourse ZA Podcast: iTunes: https://apple.co/2V5ckEM Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2UILooX Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2vlBwaG RSS feed: https://bit.ly/2VwsTsy

The Dissenter
#436 Gregg Caruso: Just Deserts, and Rejecting Retributivism

The Dissenter

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 78:34


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