Quantum Indeterminism, Free Will, and Self-Causation

No, indeterminism does not threaten your free will.

I'm excited to announce the publication of my paper in the Journal of Consciousness Studies!

“Quantum Indeterminism, Free Will, and Self-Causation”

Several philosophers and scientists, who mull over whether we have free will, invoke the "randomness objection": Randomness does not confer freedom but rather can only lead to erratic behavior. Forget quantum indeterminism, is the narrative, it doesn't help to 'make you free.' Sounds reasonable, doesn’t it?

I show that this is a typical misunderstanding of what 'randomness' means in science and that there is neither a logical incoherence nor any inconsistency with quantum physics by taking a 'quantum-libertarian’ approach.

On the contrary, interpreting quantum indeterminism as 'potentiality', 'self-determination', or 'self-causation' is precisely what is required for free will, in an otherwise deterministic and mechanistic universe.

Check out my paper and you will find out why.