Is free will compatible with determinism? That’s the most philosophical question asked. Free will is the power or ability to make a choice for which one can be held responsible for. Determinism is the thesis that at any time the universe has one physically possibility in the future. Compatibilisim is the thesis that we can have free will in a deterministic world. This philosophical question is still not unsolved, but in this essay I will argue that a freedom of choice cannot be had by an agent in a deterministic world.
Determinism thesis states that all events in the universe are determined by previous events. In determinism, every even is determined to happen by the laws of the the system.it is assumed that once the laws are set and the systems are decided, everyone following the event in the system is also decided. This assumption proves that humans are not free to chose how they act, but are determined by prior events over which they have no control over. The freedom that is precluded by determinism is the freedom to act without recourse to prior events, which means not having a choice determined and is able to act many different ways in any situation regardless of the cause. It is …show more content…
It can have argued, that more than this is required and that we are not free unless we are able to choose between the alternatives. But a counter argument to this is that as long as if you have said I would have done otherwise had I wished, then it was your own choice that prevented me from doing what I was willing to do, and what I did was of my own free will and choice. Frankfurt argued that what is distinctive about a person is their ability to reflect upon their desires And to decide to whether or not they want to have them. If we do what we want and what we wanted is something we take ownership of, then we have a relevant kind of
Determinism thesis states that all events in the universe are determined by previous events. In determinism, every even is determined to happen by the laws of the the system.it is assumed that once the laws are set and the systems are decided, everyone following the event in the system is also decided. This assumption proves that humans are not free to chose how they act, but are determined by prior events over which they have no control over. The freedom that is precluded by determinism is the freedom to act without recourse to prior events, which means not having a choice determined and is able to act many different ways in any situation regardless of the cause. It is …show more content…
It can have argued, that more than this is required and that we are not free unless we are able to choose between the alternatives. But a counter argument to this is that as long as if you have said I would have done otherwise had I wished, then it was your own choice that prevented me from doing what I was willing to do, and what I did was of my own free will and choice. Frankfurt argued that what is distinctive about a person is their ability to reflect upon their desires And to decide to whether or not they want to have them. If we do what we want and what we wanted is something we take ownership of, then we have a relevant kind of