Second Annual Mexican Philosophers' Conference

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Manuel Vargas
University of San Francisco
Philosophy Department

Manuel Vargas received his Joint-Ph.D. in Philosophy and Humanities from Stanford University in 2001. His primary areas of philosophical interest are ethics (including the history of ethics), philosophy of action, and Latin American philosophy (especially political and social philosophy in Mexico). Publications include articles on moral responsibility, practical reason, and various topics in Latin American philosophy. Along with John Martin Fischer, Robert Kane, and Derk Pereboom, he is the author of Four Views on Free Will: A Debate (Blackwell, 2007).

 

"How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Luck"

Abstract:

Libertarianism, the view that we have free will and that free will is incompatible with determinism, is oftentimes thought to have a problem with luck. I explain why it may not.

 

 

email: mexphil@gmail.com