Free Will and Illusion - Smilansky, Saul (, University of Haifa, Israel)

Saul Smilansky presents an original new approach to the problem of free will, which lies at the heart of morality and human self-understanding. He maintains that the key to the problem is the role played by illusion. Smilansky's bold claim is that we could not live adequately with a complete awareness of the truth about human freedom: illusion lies at the centre of the human condition.