Category: Free Will

Destiny, Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice, it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. (William Jennings Bryan). Macbeth is a victim of his own desire. The witches played with Macbeths mind. They can predict, and they can suggest, but…

In the play Oedipus Rex, Sophocles shows a hidden connection between mans free will and fate which the greek accepted to guide the universe amicable reason. A man was allowed to pick and eventually considered liable for his own behavior. Both the idea of fate and free will had an integral impact on Oedipus’ fall.…

It has been believed that the choices we make only elude fate and fate is only a manipulator that helps choose your path. In Shakespeares tragic play, Macbeth (1609), the main character falls from being a nobleman by the drive of his free will to act upon the fateful words of the witches; Macbeth in…

For us as individuals to have free will it suggests that as human beings, we have the ability to express and elect our own personal choices. Whereas the notion of fate entices the idea that our lives are simply determined by physical or divine forces. When focussing on the treatment of free will and fate…

Is there free will in the human life? In the short stories Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, and The Guest by Albert Camus portrays how the exercise of free will leads to downfall. By the ideas of a higher superior, Oedipus, Macbeth, and the Arab in The Guest are…

In Homers The Odyssey, there were multiple power struggles between various gods, including Athena and Poseidon in regards to Odysseus, the protagonist hero. Throughout the story Odysseus is confronted with multiple events that change how long it takes for him to return home to his family. Does Odysseus have free will and is capable of…

Peoples bias and prejudice might be considerably affected by social situations and personal learning histories. Banaji (2001) suggests that unconscious social cognition assessments often result in the participants feelings of surprise and rejection at the unexpected outcomes. Group membership activates social groups knowledge that automatically defines a persons bias and stereotypes (Banaji, 2001). Based on…

Table of Contents Introduction Baron dHolbach and Determinism Jean-Paul Sartre and Libertarianism The Position Chosen Conclusion References Introduction Free will has been a controversial concept for many centuries, as there is no way to prove or disprove its existence. However, different philosophical approaches at different times sought to comprehend the essence of the phenomenon and…

The issue of whether God could have created persons with free will who never do evil has been addressed by theologians and philosophers. The essay Can God create humans with free will who never commit evil? by Thai and Pillay delves into this complex topic, touching on God, free choice, and human wickedness. The notable…

John Searle and Rene Descartes on Dualism Descartes philosophy can be represented as an extreme manifestation of dualism since the philosopher believed that a mind does not have any physical properties and, thus, is related directly to consciousness. Searle, on the other hand, believed that there is a strong biological connection between the functions of…