Free Willy

What does it mean to have free will. How did we formulate the idea that we as physical being, are free to chose what we wish. Many of people who say we don't, that our path is predetermined before we even chose to take it. There has been many of philosophies on the concept of free will that come and go with time. There is one that deals with the actions of free will and human choice. It is the Philosophy of Determinism, There are many variants of this philosophy, the ones will closely deal with…

Everything you do in life, you do it by choice. Regardless of the task, you have a choice to say yes or no. If you choose to do something, you cannot blame someone else for your actions. People tend to blame others for their faults, but at the end of the day, who said yes or no. In Thirteen Reasons Why Hannah chooses to end own on life; however, she blames others for her choice. Hannah throughout the story gives thirteen people one reason why their responsible for her choice. Even though Hannah…

Enjoy freedom? Fear for your control. Beatty, a character in Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, states that "Not everyone [is] born free and equal...but made equal" (Bradbury 55). Beatty likes to burn books because he believes that it levels the playing field for all mankind in the most sufficient method. However, Beatty does not consider that by stating this quote, he is affirming the common theme of another book, titled Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. This autobiography was written by…

around the individual’s ability to function within a deterministic universe while still maintaining some form of free will. This universe is largely deterministic, and human lives are most likely predetermined by an unbroken chain of parental influence since the dawn of complex life. Humanity, however has the privilege of being able to make their own choices, although the concept of true free will is largely inaccurate considering the factors that go into a single person’s choice. Factors such…

There is a huge issue on how to evaluate human behavior. People have narrowed it down to Free Will, which means people are responsible for their own actions” and Determinism meaning the environment and the occasion will affect one’s actions. The main issue is choosing one to explain human behavior. The dispute between these ideas can be seen in black or white, meaning some believe in the absolute definition of free will and determinism, while some believe in bits and parts from both concepts.…

cannot use metaphysical evil because by definition it depends on God’s existence. The evil exists simply because God exists and is perfect. It cannot use moral evil because this can be explained by the necessary existence of free will. Humans are able to sin because they have free will to obey or disobey God. If God made creatures that automatically loved him, it would not be real love, but a robotic semblance of a relationship. The argument must rely on natural evil because it does appear that…

a great deal of beliefs on free will. These beliefs had changed over the years of being a philosopher and psychologist as well as life events that formed his beliefs. While living at home after receiving his Doctor of Medicine degree he battled ill health along with severe depression. According to William James, the depression he was experiencing was due to “crisis of meaning” that were brought by his studies. At this time in his life he believed that the belief in free will and God were just…

In Treatise, David Hume explains two categories of perceptions – impressions or ideas. Impressions originate from our sensory observation or feeling, which is also regarded as reflections by Hume. Ideas aren’t as vivid as impressions, nonetheless they originate from our impressions. Ideas aren’t as vivid as impressions because it involves thinking of something instead of (first hand) experiencing it. Hume proposes a principle that implies that all ideas, regardless of whether simple or complex,…

Just imagine if we lived in a world where our actions had no outcome, where everything we do or say had no consequence. It would be a consequence free paradise. However, this is not the case. We are Humans, and the actions we face, the things we encounter and the things we don't do, have consequences on our lives and on the others revolving around us. As a result, we need to be capable to control our behavior in a near term to not hurt ourselves or our society in the long term. This structure of…

tomorrow, and that is true, then it will still be true right now, and if it is true right now, it will be true no matter what. If the statement is true no matter what, there is no possibility for anyone to have the power to make it false. Thus, no one has free will. On the contrary, if there will be…