Free Will: Do You REALLY Choose? 🤔 #philosophy #existential
March 22, 2025Video Details
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- Philosophy
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- Amy
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- English
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Is free will an illusion? Determinism argues our actions are predetermined by prior causes, like dominoes falling. Libertarianism counters, claiming we have genuine choice, a power to initiate actions independently. Compatibilism tries to reconcile both, suggesting free will exists within deterministic constraints; we're free if we act according to our desires, even if those desires are predetermined. As Schopenhauer said, "Man can do what he wills, but he cannot will what he wills." Ultimately, the debate highlights the complex relationship between cause and effect, and our perceived sense of agency. Whether we're puppets of fate or authors of our destiny remains a profound, unanswered question.