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The integrity of social psychology turns on the free will dilemma: Reply to B aumeister, V onasch, and B argh
Author(s) -
Miles James B.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
british journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.855
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 2044-8309
pISSN - 0144-6665
DOI - 10.1111/bjso.12037
Subject(s) - fallacy , psychology , social psychology , injustice , compatibilism , dilemma , free will , epistemology , philosophy
The observation that while R oy B aumeister does not accept that there is a strong link between belief in free choice and malign effects on the weak and unlucky, the B aumeister and V onasch study newly evidences discrimination against the poor and unlucky through belief in free choice. Baumeister also acknowledges that institutional‐level injustice is exacerbated by belief in free will. Bargh seems to acknowledge B aumeister's inconsistency, but introduces a different fallacy when he suggests the debate is not really about freedom of choice. Miles argues that even for a self‐styled ‘compatibilist’ like J ohn B argh, this debate is all about free choice.