@article{discovery10197495, month = {October}, year = {2022}, number = {1}, publisher = {University of Chicago Press}, note = {This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.}, volume = {133}, pages = {38--71}, title = {Spontaneous Freedom}, journal = {Ethics}, abstract = {Spontaneous freedom, the freedom of unplanned and unscripted activity en-joyed by "free spirits," is central to everyday talk about "freedom." Yet the freedom of spontaneity is absent from contemporary moral philosophers' theories of free-dom. This article begins to remedy the philosophical neglect of spontaneous free-dom. I offer an account of the nature of spontaneous freedom and make a case for its value. I go on to show how an understanding of spontaneous freedom clarifies the free will debate by helping to make sense of the libertarian claim that compa-tibilist varieties of freedom do not allow for genuine novelty and creativity.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/720778}, author = {Gingerich, J} }