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Why do you believe will exists? Can you define it?

J.T. Frederick Schopenhauer defines will as a blind, irresistible urge devoid of knowledge. Others would say that, at least for humans, will is free. Either way, if will is the basis of all activity, it must exist at some point between the two.

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Why did your PhD fail? What were you trying to prove? (Fan of In Arthur's Nature btw Lol)

J.T. Frederick The PhD aimed to prove a reconceptualised theory of natural law which:
a. combined and reconciled will, reason and nature within one unified concept, and, in doing so,
b. replaced Thomistic assumptions, sourced in divine law, with a marriage of Spinozist and Schopenhauerian assumptions sourced in an amoral metaphysical nature.
Unfortunately the faculty did not share my vision. Arthur might say this was due to their lack of profundity, but I wouldn't say that.
Great to hear from a fan of the book.

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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

J.T. Frederick In Arthur's Nature formed out of the smouldering ruins of my PhD candidacy. I had planned to construct a natural law theory based on metaphysical rather than theistic principles, but could not convince the faculty as to the merits of my proposal. And so, instead, I added a pinch of biographical fiction to my work and wrote the book I always wanted to write.

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How do you get inspired to write?

J.T. Frederick An idea worms its way inside the brain, feeding and fattening, and not leaving until its matures into a manuscript, and the metamorphosis is complete.

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