Determinism: Difference between revisions

According the article about [[Free will]], determinism can be defined as “''the thesis that the course of the future is entirely determined by the conjunction of the past and the laws of nature.”''<ref>Timpe, Kevin (n.d.). Free Will. ''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy''. URL= <nowiki>https://iep.utm.edu/freewill/#H3</nowiki>

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Again referring to the [[Free will]] article, free will (also called indeterminism) refers to having the full control to independently decide, which actions to carry out. In other words, free will can be described as ''"a significant kind of control over one’s actions”''<ref>O’Connor, Timothy and Christopher Franklin (2022). Free Will. ''The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' (Winter 2022 Edition), Edward N. Zalta & Uri Nodelman (eds.), URL=<nowiki>https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2022/entries/freewill</nowiki></ref>, as cited in the article.

The idea that every event is caused by previous events and conditions, along with the natural laws that govern them, implying that all actions and decisions are the result of prior causes (Hoefer, 2023).<ref>Hoefer, C. (2023, September 21). Causal Determinism. ''Standord Encyclopedia of Philosophy''. URL=<nowiki>https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/determinism-causal/</nowiki></ref>