Stephen Kearns is a contemporary analytic philosopher whose work focuses on free will, moral responsibility, and the intersection of metaphysics and ethics. He has argued that debates over free will cannot be isolated from broader metaphysical commitments and normative frameworks, challenging approaches that treat free will as a purely empirical or conceptual question. His research contributes to ongoing debates about the conditions under which agents can be held morally responsible.
Argued that free will debates are inextricably linked to metaphysical and ethical commitments
Contributed to the philosophy of moral responsibility and agency
Examined the normative presuppositions embedded in compatibilist and incompatibilist positions
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