John Martin Fischer
Special guest
John Martin Fischer is a distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Riverside and a leading contributor to the philosophy of free will and moral responsibility. Fischer received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University and his Ph.D. from Cornell in 1982. He began his teaching career at Yale University, where he taught for almost a decade before joining the faculty at the University of California, Riverside.
You can find out more about his work at his website: https://alaw003.wixsite.com/johnmartinfischer
John Martin Fischer has been a guest on 1 episode.
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Ep. 22 - John Martin Fischer: Moral Responsibility Semicompatibilism
September 16th, 2021 | 1 hr 8 mins
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In this episode, I speak with John Martin Fischer about his semicompatibilism about moral responsibility. We use his 2012 paper, "Semicompatibilism and its Rivals" as a framework for the discussion.