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Free will is the belief or the philosophical doctrine that holds that humans have the power to choose their own deeds. (The concept has also been extended on occasion to animals or artificial intelligence in computers.) Such a belief has been supported as important to moral judgment by many religious authorities and criticized as a form of individualist ideology by writers such as Spinoza and Karl Marx. As typically used, the phrase has both objective and subjective connotations, in the former case indicating the performance of an action by an agent that is not completely conditioned by antecedent factors, and in the latter case the agent's perception that the action was incepted under his or her own volition.
The principle of free will has religious, ethical, psychological and scientific implications. For example, in the religious realm, free will may imply that an omnipotent divinity does not assert its power over individual will and choices. In ethics, free will may imply that individuals can be held morally accountable for their actions. In psychology, it implies that the mind controls some of the actions of the body. In the scientific realm, free will may imply that the actions of the body, including the brain, are not wholly determined by physical causality.
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learning about free will and determinism then the armoire de fur if i have spelt that right then onto the tudor dynasty! FUN ;-)
Shaz823 (Sharrow Carvell) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:13:29 -0000
learning about free will and determinism then the armoire de fur if i have spelt that right then onto the tudor dynasty! FUN ;-)
If determinism one day allows us to travel backwards and forwards through time, can free-will guide us through its space without repetition?
Rodders7777 (Rodney Stirrup) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:29:31 -0000
If determinism one day allows us to travel backwards and forwards through time, can free-will guide us through its space without repetition?
Forum: Free Will, Or Lack Of.: A few comments: The term "choice" presupposes determinism and can only .. http://bit.ly/Icl92
ThinkAtheist (Think Atheist) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:54:37 -0000
Forum: Free Will, Or Lack Of.: A few comments: The term "choice" presupposes determinism and can only .. http://bit.ly/Icl92
I'm reading about the possible incompatibility of free will and determinism. It's not as bad as it sounds. But i'd rather be sleeping.
meredithgilmer (Meredith Gilmer) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:05:00 -0000
I'm reading about the possible incompatibility of free will and determinism. It's not as bad as it sounds. But i'd rather be sleeping.
RT @Marlina_S: what did you do your presentation about? - free will and determinism ka
airbearx (Aerin Yuktadatta) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:46:20 -0000
RT @Marlina_S: what did you do your presentation about? - free will and determinism ka
Is there a middle ground between determinism and free will? Oh philosophy club. . . .
stephyyox (Stephanie) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:04:45 -0000
Is there a middle ground between determinism and free will? Oh philosophy club. . . .
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An In-Depth Analysis of Volitional Science - Volitional science is the attempted integration of cognitive science with the structure of society. It argues convincingly for the existence of free will. Is a cross-disciplinary study of cog sci, game theory, social science and Austrian economics.
Determinism as True, Compatibilism and Incompatibilism as Both False, and the Real Problem - A critique of the view that quantum theory disproves determinism, and an argument that freedom is simultaneously compatible and incompatible with determinism. By Prof. Ted Honderich.
Free Will, Determinism, and Moral Responsibility - The Whole Thing in Brief - Ted Honderich's (still quite long) summary of a deterministic philosophy of mind, and its consequences for our fundamental attitudes.
Lecture Notes on Free Will and Determinism - Prof. Norman Swartz - Discusses the various problems raised by different concepts of determinism, and presents an argument that physical determinism is compatible with free will.
Meta Description: [ The (Alleged) Problem of Free Will and Determinism is a Modal Fallacy ]
Naturalism.Org - Free Will - A series of essays offering a naturalistic critique of libertarian free will, arguing that such freedom is illusory, and also unnecessary to ground our moral practices.
Online Papers on Consciousness: Free Will - Section on free will from David Chalmers' site.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Free Will - An overview of theories of free will and the problems that they raise. By Timothy O'Connor.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Incompatibilist (Nondeterministic) Theories of Free Will - Randolph Clarke's survey of theories of freedom according to which it is inconsistent with causal determinism.
The Determinism and Freedom Philosophy Website - A comprehensive collection of important papers on the philosophy of free will, freedom and determinism. By Prof. Ted Honderich.
Who's Afraid of Determinism? Rethinking Causes and Possibilities - A chapter from the 'The Free Will Handbook' (edited by Robert Kane, 2002) by Christopher Taylor and Daniel Dennett.
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