
Is belief in free will a cultural universal?
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Sarkissian, H; Chatterjee, A; De brigard, F; Knobe, J; Nichols, S; Sirker, S
Published in: Mind and Language
June 1, 2010
Recent experimental research has revealed surprising patterns in people's intuitions about free will and moral responsibility. One limitation of this research, however, is that it has been conducted exclusively on people from Western cultures. The present paper extends previous research by presenting a cross-cultural study examining intuitions about free will and moral responsibility in subjects from the United States, Hong Kong, India and Colombia. The results revealed a striking degree of cross-cultural convergence. In all four cultural groups, the majority of participants said that (a) our universe is indeterministic and (b) moral responsibility is not compatible with determinism. © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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Mind and Language
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1468-0017
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0268-1064
Publication Date
June 1, 2010
Volume
25
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3
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346 / 358
Related Subject Headings
- Experimental Psychology
- 5003 Philosophy
- 4704 Linguistics
- 2203 Philosophy
- 1702 Cognitive Sciences
- 1701 Psychology
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Sarkissian, H., Chatterjee, A., De brigard, F., Knobe, J., Nichols, S., & Sirker, S. (2010). Is belief in free will a cultural universal? Mind and Language, 25(3), 346–358. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0017.2010.01393.x
Sarkissian, H., A. Chatterjee, F. De brigard, J. Knobe, S. Nichols, and S. Sirker. “Is belief in free will a cultural universal?” Mind and Language 25, no. 3 (June 1, 2010): 346–58. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0017.2010.01393.x.
Sarkissian H, Chatterjee A, De brigard F, Knobe J, Nichols S, Sirker S. Is belief in free will a cultural universal? Mind and Language. 2010 Jun 1;25(3):346–58.
Sarkissian, H., et al. “Is belief in free will a cultural universal?” Mind and Language, vol. 25, no. 3, June 2010, pp. 346–58. Scopus, doi:10.1111/j.1468-0017.2010.01393.x.
Sarkissian H, Chatterjee A, De brigard F, Knobe J, Nichols S, Sirker S. Is belief in free will a cultural universal? Mind and Language. 2010 Jun 1;25(3):346–358.

Published In
Mind and Language
DOI
EISSN
1468-0017
ISSN
0268-1064
Publication Date
June 1, 2010
Volume
25
Issue
3
Start / End Page
346 / 358
Related Subject Headings
- Experimental Psychology
- 5003 Philosophy
- 4704 Linguistics
- 2203 Philosophy
- 1702 Cognitive Sciences
- 1701 Psychology