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| Free will: the free will is, formulated in everyday language, the ability of a subject to choose among alternatives. See also Libet experiments, freedom, subject, individual, determinism, action autonomy, compatibilism._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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William James on Free Will - Dictionary of Arguments
Diaz-Bone I 108/160 Definition Voluntarism/James: Voluntarism is the will to believe in Free Will. (This meaning of "voluntaristic" comes from the philosophy of life (Simmel). The will is here the important principle of knowledge (in contrast to reason). Freedom/James: freedom is holding on to a concept A while avoiding the transition to any other concept B, which is equally possible. Belief in free will: could be imposed by some authority! James: the free will is unobservable! The appearance of freedom is a feeling._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. The note [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
James I R. Diaz-Bone/K. Schubert William James zur Einführung Hamburg 1996 |
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