Category: Free Will

The questions of free will were always agitating the minds of philosophers. This could be explained by peoples tendency to acknowledge the responsibility of ones actions. The questions that might arise ask whether there were other options in doing certain options or it was already predetermined. As a purpose of clarifying the different movements explaining…

According to Susan Wolf, free will involves conducting oneself in a manner that is consistent with reason guided by what is good and what is true. This means that people are free when they do the correct things and slaves to their own flesh when they act in the wrong manner. To make her argument…

Free will, what is it and do human beings have it? Does everyone have free will? Is free will a concept to be able to account for the evils within our world if you believe in any form of a higher power? Is free will a real thing, or is everyones fate predetermined and just…

Introduction Free will is the ability of one to choose a course of action with his/her own control. It is the ability of people to control their action with out any external influence from another party. Those who believe in free will take various positions about this very broad subject. These positions include compatibilism (determinism)…

Introduction Can human beings act independently and make their own choices, or their decisions are not autonomous and are influenced by various factors? Do they have the right to do what they want? Are they free? Individuals have always been trying to find answers to these questions as they can help to understand the basics…

Table of Contents Introduction Main Body Conclusion Reference Introduction The quote Mans life is a line that nature commands him to describe upon the surface of the earth& is a great example of a determinist philosophy concept. It was written by dHolbach in his work The System of Nature, which was published in 1770 (Speaks,…

Robert Kane, a famous philosopher, formulated the concept of free will, which is a relevant topic for discussion even nowadays. Free will is one of the most debatable problems of philosophy; many people still examine human will as an object of freedom. This topic is highly relevant to philosophers and ordinary people, as philosophy discusses…

Table of Contents Introduction Free Will Determinism Compatibilism Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Through the pleasures and woes of life, humans often find themselves in states of regret, denial, or any of the plethoras of emotions felt after a regrettable or punishable action. One may wonder whether these emotions or reactions are reasonable. That would depend…

Table of Contents The Problem of Free Will A Defense of Free Will Free Will is an Attribute of the Human Person References The Problem of Free Will Free will implies the possibilities open to the individual and the available action choices. The compatibility of freedom as a personality trait with determinism raises the problem…

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…