Why Free Will Is Real Frontmatter Contents Introduction 1. Free Will 2. Three Challenges 3. In Defence of Intentional Agency 4. In Defence of Alternative Possibilities 5. In Defence of Causal Control Conclusion Notes References Acknowledgments Index Many scientists and scientifically minded philosophers are skeptical that free will exists. In clear scientifically rigorous terms Christian List explains that free will is like other real phenomena that emerge from physical laws but are autonomous from them—like an ecosystem or the economy—and are indispensable for explaining our world