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Robert Sapolsky

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Background

About Robert Sapolsky

Robert Sapolsky is a neuroscientist and primatologist associated with Stanford University. His research examines stress and the nervous system, while his books explore the biological influences on human behavior.

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Published debate record

2 eligible one-on-one scorecards. Average published score: 82/100. Scores describe these debates, not the person's overall ability or worth.

Michael Huemer vs Robert Sapolsky: Does Free Will Exist—and Does It Matter? · 2024

Huemer challenges the leap from pervasive causal influence to determination, while Sapolsky explains mechanistic change and presses a humane rejection of retributive desert.

Michael Huemer: 83 · Robert Sapolsky: 80. Scores assess the reasoning in this debate.

Daniel Dennett vs Robert Sapolsky — Do We Have Free Will? · 2023

Sapolsky narrowly prevailed by pressing unchosen causal origins, while Dennett built a strong compatibilist account of evolved, reasons-responsive self-control and humane responsibility.

Daniel Dennett: 82 · Robert Sapolsky: 84. Scores assess the reasoning in this debate.