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our free will because although some parts of our nature are determined for us outside of our control (likes, dislikes, temperament, etc.), our ability to make moral decisions depends on nothing but our own free will and ourselves. Many compatibilists accept the view of a causal chain of events going back indefinitely in time, consistent with the laws of nature, with the plan of an omniscient God, or with other determinisms. As long as our own will is included in that causal chain, we are free,…

the basis of free will and determinism and the question of their compatibility. I will argue alongside philosopher Peter van Inwagen that determinism and free will are incompatible. Exposition (300) Peter van Inwagen spoke a lot about having theories about a few notions such as free will, determinism, compatibilism and incompatibilism, and more. But what do these things mean? Free will and determinism are the main subjects of this argument, the two rulers of the opposing teams. Free will,…

philosopher who studied analytic philosophy, he firmly believed that human intention and free will are both things that are real, and cannot necessarily be measured. He once posed the question “When ‘I raise my arm’, my arm goes up. And the problem arises: what is left over if I subtract the fact that my arm goes up from the fact that I raise my arm?”, the answer to that quotation being human intention, free will and conscious choice. In“Gattaca” individuals live in a society where they have…

2014 Analysis of Free Will Concept in Boethius Free will is defined as being of one owns actions; voluntary. Yet the argument that presents itself and that has plagued the human mind for many centuries is if we are truly capable of free will. In order to solve this conundrum we must first know what free will truly is and how it is relevant in everyday life. Boethius’s work, The Consolation of Philosophy describes what free will is and the concepts that back the idea of free will itself. From…

So often we are willing to accept that seemingly random tragic events are the result of fate, bad luck, or an act of God. In literature, we find the reoccurring theme of human foibles and the inability to see the error of our ways propagating the source of our own destruction. As Cassius notes in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar: “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in the stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.” Today, we regularly find economic motivation and unrestrained capitalism driving…

Alexis Barbieri PHIL 006 Fate vs. Free Will Many times we are asked the question is human life fated or is it free, or maybe it is something in between? There can be very good arguments made for both of these things. Those people who believe in fate believe that everything that happens in our lives and everything that is going to happen is predetermined by a higher power; whether you’re a religious person and you believe that higher power is god, or you just believe it could be a natural or…

“problem of evil” and attempts to address the problem by explaining “specific evils and the amount of evil” (311). Several theories centered around this problem are described, such as the privation theory of evil, the therapy theory of evil, and the free-will defense. In the text it is explicitly stated that theists, and believers in God will not deny God’s omnipotence or omnibenevolence (311). Still, some solutions to the problem include the claims that God’s power may actually be limited and…

Take Control of Life or Be Stuck With What You Get! In life, people have the option between making their own choices or just simply waiting until someone gives them what they want. Chances are the only way a person can get what they want is by doing it themselves. Victims do not take the fault for their actions, but instead blame and complain others. They also stand by and do nothing to achieve a goal. Taking on the victim role can be easy, but taking on the creator role is what gets a person…

Personal choice and fate are both things that lead everyday lives. Both playing an equal role to outcomes in our lives just like in Romeo and Juliet. The play Romeo and Juliet is based on a family fued between the Capulets and Montagues, and two people from either of the family’s falling into forbidden love and end up killing themselves because they can’t be together. Romeo and Juliet are led to their deaths by both fate and personal choice; both play an equal role to the ending of this play.…

Free will is definitely more noticeable in the Old Testament compare to the Greek literature we have read in class. However, talk of fate and destiny had way more of an appearance in Greek literature compare to the idea of free will. Whenever a individual felt lost and didn't know what to do next, they would look at the foretold prophecies. Being able to look at prophecies diminishes the idea of free will since it allows an individual to be able to see the future, and prophecies are supposed to…