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Spontaneous Freedom

Gingerich, J; (2022) Spontaneous Freedom. Ethics , 133 (1) pp. 38-71. 10.1086/720778. Green open access

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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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