Free will

different theorist, regarding that deal with the philosophy of the mind, specifically when it comes to free will. Some believe that we are granted free will that every action that we take is something that we decide and no one else, and because of this there’s a certain process that we need to take when making someone take responsibility for bad actions. Others believe that we have not been given free will that everything we do is something that was meant to happen and because of this, we cannot…

Man has been grappling with the complexity of free-will and determinism since the antiquity era. Over the centuries, innovative ideas have been presented defending both cases of the argument. In the case of determinism, I choose to focus on two specific branches of the philosophy: casual determinism and theological determinism. These two concepts contribute the most compelling evidence on the determinist’s behalf. The main issue which arises from determinism is the notion that an individual is…

Taking everything about free will into account, I was eventually left deeply vacillated. I was continually running thought experiments to test the strength of each claim. Eventually, I begin to realize that most of the definitions for free will were different depending on the claim. It then became clear that due to factors such as personality, psychological framework, social outlook, etc., that different people merely have different levels of what they consider free will or not. Some believe…

Determinism Free Will and Religiosity Introduction: Free will as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary is the ability to choose how to act, or the ability to make choices that are not controlled by fate or God. While determinism is a theory or doctrine that acts of the will, occurrences in nature, or social or psychological phenomena are casually determined by preceding events or natural laws, or as a belief in predestination. Another word worth defining is religiosity which is the quality…

If every choice is determined by a cause; we really don’t have a freedom of will because every single situation is predetermined on our existence; however we should be responsible for or actions. As a humans beings our conception of a Free Will is that we are free of taking any decisions, and this decisions do will mark the path on our lives. As a consequence we are responsible for the consequences of our acts. Determinism as explain by Richard Taylor said that “the existence of a cause for…

When discussing the humane contrast between Free Will and Determinism, Free Will is the side I support. My argument is the concept that all natural occurrences can’t always be explained, but they “just happen”. Even though scientific facts contradict Free Will, a balance of the two beliefs is very possible and is controversial in modern conversation. All human beings contain Free Will in any scenario or situation they encounter; Although this is different for each individual and their beliefs.…

a particular person or thing in the future. Free will is an interpretation held by a person that defines their destiny. Free will is defined as the power of acting without the constraint of necessity of fate, the ability to act at one’s own discretion (O’Connor, 2002). An idea that is held by most philosophers is that the concept of free will is very closely connected to the concept of moral responsibility (O’Connor, 2002). In counter argument to free will as being responsible for a person…

Can you escape fate? Are we free or are we influenced by outside factors? Does our past determine our future? Philosophers have presented two opposing views to answer the aforementioned questions; do we follow free will or determinism? Free will is the concept that we are free to make our own decision. Determinists argue that actions, just like our world, are based on cause and effect. The following essay will explore the concept of free will, determinism and compatibilism; a concept that some…

Some arguments in favor of the existence of free will are that, for example, if we are not being forced to ‘choose’ something, like if we were being held at gunpoint, and we were not influenced by any outside factors then, we are theoretically, we choose, therefore we have free will. Arguments against free will seem to be more abundant but, the main argument seems to be that free will doesn’t exist because, our actions/thoughts are created in our brains but we do not control what we think,…

from reading On the Free Choice of the Will by Augustine is that human sins through his or her own free will, which is granted by God and good. Nevertheless, it is tempting to leave the problem of evil just at this point, without considering the actual significance of the free will. For instance, can this human free will act independently of any restrains? Why is it designed the way it is right now? Therefore, this essay sets out to address the question how God frames human free will, knowing it…