Richard Taylor

Richard Taylor was a philosopher known for his work on free will and determinism. He argued that true free will requires that our choices are not determined by prior events or conditions. Taylor believed that for an action to be genuinely free, it must originate from the individual’s own will rather than being predetermined by external factors. He suggested that the concept of freedom involves an element of randomness, which challenges strict determinism—the idea that everything is causally determined. Ultimately, Taylor sought to reconcile personal agency with philosophical discussions about fate and responsibility.