I genuinely had never thought of the concept of Free Will before house fellow Tamar Kushnir provoked discussion about it at the Rose Cafe. Throughout the discussion it was extremely difficult for me to grasp what the Kushnir meant by free will. Having never heard about free will in the academic sense I was confused as to what she meant when she kept asking if we have free will. I always though we did, as I was capable to do whatever I wanted. However, further into the discussion Kushnir explained that the concept of Free Will is a a developed concept as you mature and are able to communicate your thought. This talk was extremely interesting to me as I learnt about something that I was not familiar with.
Rose Scholars Fall 2019
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This sounds like a really interesting event! I took one of Professor Kushnir’s classes on childhood development last year and loved it! I think that discussing free will during the human development process is a really interesting concept that I also hadn’t considered prior to reading this post. It makes sense though–as you get better at communicating your ideas as you mature, you become more confident in voicing your opinions and standing up for yourself and your beliefs. Thanks for sharing about this talk!