Christian List
@clist.bsky.social
Professor of Philosophy and Decision Theory, LMU Munich. Co-Director of the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy. Account used for academic purposes. Further info at: https://christianlist.net/
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The 2026 application round for the MA in Logic and Philosophy of Science at @lmumuenchen.bsky.social is now open. Please help us spread the word. www.philosophie.lmu.de/en/study/deg...
Master in Logic and Philosophy of Science
Our Master (MA) program in Logic and Philosophy of Science was founded in October 2012. It is an international MA program of the Faculty of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Religious Studies at L...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:59 AM
The 2026 application round for the MA in Logic and Philosophy of Science at @lmumuenchen.bsky.social is now open. Please help us spread the word. www.philosophie.lmu.de/en/study/deg...
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The criteria for free will in AI systems are similar to those for free will in corporate agents. The key question is whether the kinds of non-biological entities that increasingly play decision-making roles in society (whether corporate or AI) should be viewed as intentional agents with free will.
Do group agents have free will?
It is common to ascribe agency to some organized collectives, such as corporations, courts, and states, and to treat them as loci of responsibility, over and above their individual members. But sin...
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September 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The criteria for free will in AI systems are similar to those for free will in corporate agents. The key question is whether the kinds of non-biological entities that increasingly play decision-making roles in society (whether corporate or AI) should be viewed as intentional agents with free will.
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Can AI systems have free will? - das fragt unser Mitglied
@clist.bsky.social im folgenden #OpenAccess - Artikel:
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#KI #AI #KuenstlicheIntelligenz #ArtificialIntelligence #FreierWille #FreeWill #Philosophy #Philosophie
@clist.bsky.social im folgenden #OpenAccess - Artikel:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#KI #AI #KuenstlicheIntelligenz #ArtificialIntelligence #FreierWille #FreeWill #Philosophy #Philosophie
Can AI systems have free will? - Synthese
While there has been much discussion of whether AI systems could function as moral agents or acquire sentience, there has been very little discussion of whether AI systems could have free will. I sket...
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September 10, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Can AI systems have free will? - das fragt unser Mitglied
@clist.bsky.social im folgenden #OpenAccess - Artikel:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#KI #AI #KuenstlicheIntelligenz #ArtificialIntelligence #FreierWille #FreeWill #Philosophy #Philosophie
@clist.bsky.social im folgenden #OpenAccess - Artikel:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#KI #AI #KuenstlicheIntelligenz #ArtificialIntelligence #FreierWille #FreeWill #Philosophy #Philosophie
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Here is a broader discussion of the parallels between corporate agency and AI. Both involve non-human goal-directed agents that affect the social world, often in high-stakes settings, and so they raise similar moral and regulatory challenges, which we must address for the sake of protecting humans.
Group Agency and Artificial Intelligence - Philosophy & Technology
The aim of this exploratory paper is to review an under-appreciated parallel between group agency and artificial intelligence. As both phenomena involve non-human goal-directed agents that can make a ...
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September 8, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Here is a broader discussion of the parallels between corporate agency and AI. Both involve non-human goal-directed agents that affect the social world, often in high-stakes settings, and so they raise similar moral and regulatory challenges, which we must address for the sake of protecting humans.
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Thrilled to announce that Sebastian Bender is joining LMU Munich as Professor of Early Modern Philosophy. His expertise in 17th-18th c. metaphysics & epistemology (Leibniz, Spinoza, Kant) will boost our History of Philosophy section. Welcome, Sebastian! sebastianbender.net
Sebastian Bender
I am an Assistant Professor (a tenure track "Juniorprofessor") at the Philosophy Department of University of Göttingen. Before coming to Göttingen, I held positions at Humboldt University in Berlin (w...
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July 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Thrilled to announce that Sebastian Bender is joining LMU Munich as Professor of Early Modern Philosophy. His expertise in 17th-18th c. metaphysics & epistemology (Leibniz, Spinoza, Kant) will boost our History of Philosophy section. Welcome, Sebastian! sebastianbender.net
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To determine whether an AI system has free will, we shouldn't look for any mysterious property, ask if the system is unpredictable, or expect its algorithms to be indeterministic. We should ask: are there explanatory reasons to view the system as a choice-making agent with alternative possibilities?
Can AI systems have free will? - Synthese
While there has been much discussion of whether AI systems could function as moral agents or acquire sentience, there has been very little discussion of whether AI systems could have free will. I sket...
link.springer.com
September 2, 2025 at 11:54 AM
To determine whether an AI system has free will, we shouldn't look for any mysterious property, ask if the system is unpredictable, or expect its algorithms to be indeterministic. We should ask: are there explanatory reasons to view the system as a choice-making agent with alternative possibilities?
To determine whether an AI system has free will, we shouldn't look for any mysterious property, ask if the system is unpredictable, or expect its algorithms to be indeterministic. We should ask: are there explanatory reasons to view the system as a choice-making agent with alternative possibilities?
Can AI systems have free will? - Synthese
While there has been much discussion of whether AI systems could function as moral agents or acquire sentience, there has been very little discussion of whether AI systems could have free will. I sket...
link.springer.com
September 2, 2025 at 11:54 AM
To determine whether an AI system has free will, we shouldn't look for any mysterious property, ask if the system is unpredictable, or expect its algorithms to be indeterministic. We should ask: are there explanatory reasons to view the system as a choice-making agent with alternative possibilities?
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Another summer read from the MCMP.
Just released by the Institute of Art and Ideas (@iai.tv): Christian List (of @lmumuenchen.bsky.social) on why "Science as we know it won’t explain consciousness"
"None of the physical and behavioural markers of consciousness that scientists study get to the heart of what consciousness is."
"None of the physical and behavioural markers of consciousness that scientists study get to the heart of what consciousness is."
Consciousness reveals there's no single objective world | Christian List
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August 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Another summer read from the MCMP.
Now forthcoming in Synthese: "Can AI systems have free will?", preprint available at: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/26166/3/Free...
Can AI systems have free will? - PhilSci-Archive
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August 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Now forthcoming in Synthese: "Can AI systems have free will?", preprint available at: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/26166/3/Free...
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From why-why-why to global justice: LMU philosopher Laura Valentini asks fundamental questions about human coexistence. www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/...
From why-why-why to global justice
Political philosopher Laura Valentini asks fundamental questions about human coexistence. Now she is receiving the Princess Therese of Bavaria Prize.
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August 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
From why-why-why to global justice: LMU philosopher Laura Valentini asks fundamental questions about human coexistence. www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/...
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Feeling what others feel: In a world battered by crises, what does empathy really mean? An interview with philosopher Monika Betzler on empathy and morality.
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Feeling what others feel
In a world battered by crises, what does empathy really mean? An interview with philosopher Monika Betzler on empathy and morality.
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August 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Feeling what others feel: In a world battered by crises, what does empathy really mean? An interview with philosopher Monika Betzler on empathy and morality.
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LMU philosophers Prof. Monika Betzler and Prof. Laura Valentini have each been awarded a Princess Therese of Bavaria Prize 2025. www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/...
Winners of Princess Therese of Bavaria Prize 2025
This year, the Princess Therese of Bavaria Foundation has recognized outstanding female researchers from the spheres of culture and the humanities at LMU.
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August 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
LMU philosophers Prof. Monika Betzler and Prof. Laura Valentini have each been awarded a Princess Therese of Bavaria Prize 2025. www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/...
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At this year's MCMP Summer School, we had wonderful lectures by Professors Francesca Boccuni (San Raffaele), Hilary Greaves (Oxford), and Alyssa Ney (LMU). Many thanks to our speakers and especially to the fabulous participants from all over the world! www.mathsummer.philosophie.uni-muenchen.de
August 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
At this year's MCMP Summer School, we had wonderful lectures by Professors Francesca Boccuni (San Raffaele), Hilary Greaves (Oxford), and Alyssa Ney (LMU). Many thanks to our speakers and especially to the fabulous participants from all over the world! www.mathsummer.philosophie.uni-muenchen.de
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Recently published: "A quadrilemma for theories of consciousness", by Christian List, Philosophical Quarterly, 2025, academic.oup.com/pq/article/7...
A quadrilemma for theories of consciousness
Abstract. In this paper, I argue that no theory of consciousness can simultaneously respect four initially plausible metaphysical claims—namely ‘first-pers
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June 13, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Recently published: "A quadrilemma for theories of consciousness", by Christian List, Philosophical Quarterly, 2025, academic.oup.com/pq/article/7...
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Just accepted:
‘The Impossibility of Non-manipulable Probability Aggregation’
– Franz Dietrich & Christian List
Abstract in alt text or read the full paper here:
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
#philsci #philsky
‘The Impossibility of Non-manipulable Probability Aggregation’
– Franz Dietrich & Christian List
Abstract in alt text or read the full paper here:
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
#philsci #philsky
July 17, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Just accepted:
‘The Impossibility of Non-manipulable Probability Aggregation’
– Franz Dietrich & Christian List
Abstract in alt text or read the full paper here:
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
#philsci #philsky
‘The Impossibility of Non-manipulable Probability Aggregation’
– Franz Dietrich & Christian List
Abstract in alt text or read the full paper here:
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
#philsci #philsky
This is a significant development.
Voting age to be lowered to 16 in England and Northern Ireland by next general election
Voting age to be lowered to 16 in England and Northern Ireland by next general election
16- and 17-year-olds will be given right, already introduced in Scotland and Wales, as part of changes including easier voter registration
The voting age will be lowered to 16 in England and Northern Ireland by the next general election in a major change of the democratic system.
The government said it was a reform to bring in more fairness for 16- and 17-year-olds, many of whom already work and are able to serve in the military. It brings the whole of the UK voting age to 16, as Scotland and Wales have already made the change. Continue reading...
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July 17, 2025 at 11:18 AM
This is a significant development.
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In episode 419, I talk with Dr. Christian List about his book, Why Free Will Is Real. #Philosophy
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#419 Christian List: Why Free Will Is Real
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July 12, 2025 at 7:54 AM
In episode 419, I talk with Dr. Christian List about his book, Why Free Will Is Real. #Philosophy
youtu.be/XHmdhDjLGwA
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Recently published: "Do group agents have free will?", by Christian List, Inquiry, 2025 (open access) doi.org/10.1080/0020...
Do group agents have free will?
It is common to ascribe agency to some organized collectives, such as corporations, courts, and states, and to treat them as loci of responsibility, over and above their individual members. But sin...
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March 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Recently published: "Do group agents have free will?", by Christian List, Inquiry, 2025 (open access) doi.org/10.1080/0020...
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The University of Vienna is hiring a full Professor in Philosophy of Mind! Spread the word! philjobs.org/job/show/29293
Full Professor of Philosophy of Mind, University of Vienna
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Full Professor of Philosophy of Mind, University of Vienna
An international database of jobs for philosophers
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July 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The University of Vienna is hiring a full Professor in Philosophy of Mind! Spread the word! philjobs.org/job/show/29293
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Ocean health is moving into a danger zone, with rampant human-caused carbon dioxide emissions having already pushed ocean acidification levels beyond safe limits in large swaths of the marine environment. 🌊
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As ocean acidification ramps up, experts call for speedy ocean protection
Ocean health is moving into a danger zone, with rampant human-caused carbon dioxide emissions having already pushed ocean acidification levels beyond safe limits in large swaths of the marine environm...
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June 27, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Ocean health is moving into a danger zone, with rampant human-caused carbon dioxide emissions having already pushed ocean acidification levels beyond safe limits in large swaths of the marine environment. 🌊
news.mongabay.com/2025/06/as-o...
news.mongabay.com/2025/06/as-o...
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On the 9th anniversary of the 2016 Brexit referendum, it's worth reposting a 2019 blog post with some social-choice-theoretically inspired comments on the referendum. blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexit/2019/...
Is Brexit the will of the people? The answer is not quite that simple
Christian List looks at majoritarianism, Condorcet’s paradox and the UK’s decision to leave the EU.
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June 23, 2025 at 10:35 AM
On the 9th anniversary of the 2016 Brexit referendum, it's worth reposting a 2019 blog post with some social-choice-theoretically inspired comments on the referendum. blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexit/2019/...
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I'm sympathetic to first-personal facts so I was interested to read this paper by Christian List about them academic.oup.com/pq/article/7...; at first I was leaning towards rejecting "one world", as does he, but now I've realized that gets you things interacting with their non-worldmates so idk
A quadrilemma for theories of consciousness
Abstract. In this paper, I argue that no theory of consciousness can simultaneously respect four initially plausible metaphysical claims—namely ‘first-pers
academic.oup.com
June 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I'm sympathetic to first-personal facts so I was interested to read this paper by Christian List about them academic.oup.com/pq/article/7...; at first I was leaning towards rejecting "one world", as does he, but now I've realized that gets you things interacting with their non-worldmates so idk
On the 9th anniversary of the 2016 Brexit referendum, it's worth reposting a 2019 blog post with some social-choice-theoretically inspired comments on the referendum. blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexit/2019/...
Is Brexit the will of the people? The answer is not quite that simple
Christian List looks at majoritarianism, Condorcet’s paradox and the UK’s decision to leave the EU.
www.lse.ac.uk
June 23, 2025 at 10:35 AM
On the 9th anniversary of the 2016 Brexit referendum, it's worth reposting a 2019 blog post with some social-choice-theoretically inspired comments on the referendum. blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexit/2019/...
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Congratulations to my brilliant colleague Alyssa Ney (now here on Bluesky @alyssaney.bsky.social) for winning the Patrick Suppes Prize in Philosophy of Science!
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APS Awards 2025 Patrick Suppes Prize in Philosophy of Science, largest book prize in Philosophy, to Dr. Alyssa Ney | American Philosophical Society
The American Philosophical Society has awarded the 2025 Patrick Suppes Prize in Philosophy to Dr. Alyssa Ney for her book The World in the Wave Function: A Metaphysics for Quantum Physics (Oxford Univ...
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June 16, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Congratulations to my brilliant colleague Alyssa Ney (now here on Bluesky @alyssaney.bsky.social) for winning the Patrick Suppes Prize in Philosophy of Science!
www.amphilsoc.org/news/aps-awa...
www.amphilsoc.org/news/aps-awa...
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Newly published: "Do our observations make reality happen?", by Alyssa Ney, Nature, 2025, www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Do our observations make reality happen?
Finally answering the most-vexed question in quantum theory might mean redefining what is real.
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June 15, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Newly published: "Do our observations make reality happen?", by Alyssa Ney, Nature, 2025, www.nature.com/articles/d41...