Fojan Khodaparast Page 1 Philosophy 252 (A01) November 20, 2014 Problem Set 4
Free will is the ability of rational operators to pick an approach among various alternatives. We humans are thought to be rational agents, yet wether or not we have free will is left undetermined. To
answer this question we must consider firstly what we mean by a rational agent having the choice of acting or choosing freely. Secondly, we must examine whether this definition correlates with the
authenticity and capability of determinism.
An action is thought to be free if I would have acted in a different manner on the off chance that I had chosen to do so, my action was intentional, and nothing or no one obliged me to act in that way.
Responding to the question of if humans have free will cannot be done in an a priori manner for it requires evidence to which we cannot obtain. Consequently, we must consider inspecting the choices we
personally make. Yet, supposing that one is conscious of their own decisions and then carrying out presiding actions does not prove that one has free will. It is altogether conceivable that I could have the
supposed knowledge,sense or reality of freely choosing what I want to do despite the fact that I never really did.
Considering what we know with our knowledge as human beings we can identify that we connect and are a part of nature in the grande scheme of our existence as a whole. We too can assume that
every cause has an effect and therefore leads to an event. This begin said, the reason for each event is a predecessor circumstance. Therefore, the cause of events in the natural world are determined by
deterministic causal laws and if we are a part...