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The unreality of free will

The philosophical studies of Yamaguchi University Volume 14 Page 87-98
published_at 2007-03
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Title
自由意志の非実在性
The unreality of free will
Creators Aoyama Takuo
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I do not believe in the reality of free will, not because I support determinism, but because I simply cannot understand what ”free will”means. There have been several well-known explanations about what free will is: (1)the ability of having done otherwise, (2) causal spontaneity, (3) freedom from determinism, and (4) so-called ”transcendental freedom”. I shall show in this paper that from the point of view of someone who cannot hold the very concept of free will, these explanations are insufficient or circular. If (1) and (2) are neverhteless common-sense views, we can defend the hypothesis that ”free will” is a type of probabilistic randomness.
Subjects
哲学・倫理学 ( Other)
Languages jpn
Resource Type departmental bulletin paper
Publishers 山口大学哲学研究会
Date Issued 2007-03
File Version Version of Record
Access Rights open access
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[ISSN]0919-357X
[NCID]AN10403441
Schools 人文学部