compatibilism

compatibilism

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  • Compatibilism — Schopenhauer said: Man is free to do what he wills, but he cannot will what he wills. The Compatibilist calls this limited freedom free will . This page discusses a philosophical view on free will. See other uses of the term Compatibility.… …   Wikipedia

  • Compatibilism and incompatibilism — For other uses of each of these words, see Compatibility. Compatibilism is the belief that free will and determinism are compatible ideas, and that it is possible to believe both without being logically inconsistent (people who hold this belief… …   Wikipedia

  • compatibilism — Thesis that free will, in the sense required for moral responsibility, is consistent with universal causal determinism. It is important to distinguish the question of the logical consistency of belief in universal causal determinism with belief… …   Universalium

  • compatibilism — noun The doctrine that free will and determinism are compatible ideas. Ant: incompatibilism …   Wiktionary

  • compatibilism — n. belief that both determinism and free will are compatible …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Compatibilism — also known as soft determinism and championed by Hume, is a theory which holds that free will and determinism are compatible. According to Hume, free will should not be understood as an absolute ability to have chosen differently under exactly… …   Mini philosophy glossary

  • Free will — This article is about the philosophical questions of free will. For other uses, see Free will (disambiguation). A domino s movement is determined completely by laws of physics. Incompatibilists say that this is a threat to free will, but… …   Wikipedia

  • Libertarianism (metaphysics) — This article is about a form of metaphysics. For the political philosophy, see Libertarianism. For Libertarian political parties, see Libertarian Party. The task of the metaphysical libertarian is to reconcile free will with indeterminism… …   Wikipedia

  • David Hume — For other people named David Hume, see David Hume (disambiguation). David Hume David Hume Born 7 May 1711(1711 05 07) Edinburgh, Scotland Died 25 August 1776( …   Wikipedia

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