0:00 Introduction
0:24 Cheshire murders
1:33 Illusion of choice
2:26 The idea of "free will"
2:47 Determinism
3:12 Libertarianism
3:45 Compatibilism
4:15 The point against Compatibilism
4:45 Using Heisenberg evidence to make a case
5:37 Justice as a concept
6:22 The brain tumor scenario
7:09 How we see justice
7:50 Contrast responses
8:13 Letting go free will
8:25 Final thoughts


Sam Harris' Free Will isn't a conventional philosophy book. Rather, it's a laconic manifesto full of bold and provocative statements invoking us to free ourselves from the delusion of free will and abolish the whole concept as misleading and unnecessary. The book quickly shatters the naïve layperson’s intuition in the light of scientific advancements, then briefly explains Harris’ dissatisfaction with compatibilism as a half measure, and finally argues that our morality, penal and political systems would only benefit from the dispelling of the illusion which the “free will” is.

It argues that free will is an illusion, but that this does not undermine morality or diminish the importance of political and social freedom, and that it can and should change the way we think about some of the most important questions in life.