Open Discussion.
(Anodyne but..Philosophical context, if you please.)
2006-11-05 07:57:23 · 2 answers · asked by pax veritas 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
OBSERVATION
In practice, compatibility may lack the presence of incompatibility or are obfuscated into different sets of issues. Further illustration required. - In Joy.
2006-11-06 19:08:15 · update #1
Free will is incompatible with hard determinism. Softer versions of determinism allow for free will.
I think the problem arises out of considering man as having a Cartesian ego. In this sense, the ego is a simple I, that can only be observed at a particular moment in thought. Any thought that influences the pattern can be viewed as a causation and therefore, the Ego is not truly free.
I prefer to view the mind as a whole, however. I am the entirety of my thoughts, conscious and unconscious. So from this point of view, I am a free agent within a determined universe. Other consciousnesses are free agents as well. Since I view myself as the totality of my thoughts, I do not see thoughts as determining agents, but as part of the self.
The exterior world, of course, acts as a determinant in several instances, but its determinacy is limited. If I put my hand on a burning stove, for example, the pain will cause me to retract it. To leave the living room I am now in, I am free to choose the balcony door, the door to the hallway, or the door to the bedroom. I cannot pass through the walls and am limited in my freedom in this sense, but I still retain a number of options. I could also choose to stay here.
2006-11-05 08:14:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
incompatibility of any two things is a myth.
so my answer is a hearty yes.
we are all determined to act on our own free will
2006-11-05 16:21:33 · answer #2 · answered by ỉη ץ٥ڵ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋