Gingerich, J;
(2022)
Spontaneous Freedom.
Ethics
, 133
(1)
pp. 38-71.
10.1086/720778.
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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.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Spontaneous Freedom |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1086/720778 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/720778 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Dept of Philosophy |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10197495 |
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