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This isn't a line-for-line fisking; I only call out quotes and assertions when they seem significant. Much of the book starts with conclusions that I consider refuted, so I don't see much need to address them -- but it's quite possible that I may have missed some significant new arguments buried within those conclusions, so I will be happy to add to this fisking if anyone feels there are points which I have not satisfactorily addressed. | This isn't a line-for-line fisking; I only call out quotes and assertions when they seem significant. Much of the book starts with conclusions that I consider refuted, so I don't see much need to address them -- but it's quite possible that I may have missed some significant new arguments buried within those conclusions, so I will be happy to add to this fisking if anyone feels there are points which I have not satisfactorily addressed. | ||
==Introduction (p.14)== | ==Introduction (p.14)== | ||
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| + | For convenience, I'll use the following shorthand to refer to specific meanings of "free will": | ||
| + | * '''FW!aca''' = academic usage (yet to be defined) | ||
| + | * '''FW!lay''' = lay usage (how most people understand it -- real-world consequences for ethical and legal systems) | ||
| + | * '''FW!SH''' = Harris's usage, as derived from statements in this book | ||
| + | * '''FW!DD''' = free will as explained by [[Daniel Dennett]] | ||
| + | * '''FW!W''' = my definition, as spelled out [[free will|here]] -- an attempt at defining FW!lay | ||
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It has been argued that Harris is discussing only the ''academic'' usage of the term, but Harris's very first paragraph leaves me thinking that he's actually referring to the ''lay'' understanding of it (emphasis mine): | It has been argued that Harris is discussing only the ''academic'' usage of the term, but Harris's very first paragraph leaves me thinking that he's actually referring to the ''lay'' understanding of it (emphasis mine): | ||