Free will and determinism
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- Freewill and determinism
- Determinism
- science related theory that every action is the inevitable consequence of laws and cause - effects chains
- Spinoza
- no freewill - only an illusion
- Newton
- natural laws that govern the world and our decisions
- no freewill - only an illusion
- natural laws that govern the world and our decisions
- Laplace
- to know the future (so to have free will) it means that we should know the place of every single particle in the world
- to know the future (so to have free will) it means that we should know the place of every single particle in the world
- Spinoza
- Criticism
- chaos theory
- heisenberg
- there are infinite possible possibilities before they become certaintes
- a cause can create a probability of effects. Only when one effect happen then it becomes certain
- chaos theory
- universal theory of causation
- science related theory that every action is the inevitable consequence of laws and cause - effects chains
- Sartre
- essence before existence
- we first know that we are alive and then we categorize ourselves as humans
- we are condemned to be free
- since we are born, we can use our free will in order to choose
- if we deny the possibility to choose, we deny our basic freedom
- inauthenticity
- the inability to be in charge of our lives and choices
- bad faith
- to deny your freedom and your facticity
- anguish of our existence
- understanding that we have free will can make us feel sick about life
- we understand the responsibilities that we have in utilising our free will in a correct way
- understanding that we have free will can make us feel sick about life
- since we are born, we can use our free will in order to choose
- essence before existence
- Determinism
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