Free Will
How predetermined are our choices?
30 Philosophers, Chapter 1 Touchstone 2: Free Will.
There are two basic types of Free Will. Determinism says everything that happens is set in stone and can’t be changed; in contrast, indeterminism says people and animals make choices. There are four basic types: scientific determinism, scientific indeterminism, fatalism, and providence.
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You may not control everything, but you still must choose how to live. Living well means choosing with positive intent now and for the future.
Subject: Metaphysics.
Whether the universe is fully determined, partly open, guided by fate, or shaped by providence, your lived experience feels like you have choices. And you do. Your life is one of choosing. You are the decider of your own agency. You still weigh options, form habits, and shape character. A wise life begins by acting in ways that help you and other flourish now and in the future.
The view that people and animals make real choices is called what?.
Answer. Indeterminism. Free will..
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