Determinism as the cause of free will
This paper aims to demonstrate that the only way for freewill to exist is through a deterministic Universe, which is governed by physical and biological laws which cause events, namely free will. We will first analyze determinism, indeterminism and compatibilism, highlighting their main ideas th...
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This paper aims to demonstrate that the only way for freewill to exist is through a deterministic Universe, which is governed by physical and biological laws which cause events, namely free will. We will first analyze determinism, indeterminism and compatibilism, highlighting their main ideas through key authors. Afterwards, we will demonstrate that determinism is the only ontological philosophy that can allow the existence of events, namely desire, will and volition – i.e. free will.
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| spelling | doaj-art-e22fab3224f640bcaba9aea2b0cce2e32025-08-20T03:06:16ZengUniversidade do Vale do Rio dos SinosFilosofia Unisinos1984-82342025-04-0126110.4013/fsu.2025.261.11Determinism as the cause of free willRicardo Serrado0Universidade do Porto This paper aims to demonstrate that the only way for freewill to exist is through a deterministic Universe, which is governed by physical and biological laws which cause events, namely free will. We will first analyze determinism, indeterminism and compatibilism, highlighting their main ideas through key authors. Afterwards, we will demonstrate that determinism is the only ontological philosophy that can allow the existence of events, namely desire, will and volition – i.e. free will. https://revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/filosofia/article/view/27739free will, volition, determinism, indeterminism, compatibilism. |
| spellingShingle | Ricardo Serrado Determinism as the cause of free will Filosofia Unisinos free will, volition, determinism, indeterminism, compatibilism. |
| title | Determinism as the cause of free will |
| title_full | Determinism as the cause of free will |
| title_fullStr | Determinism as the cause of free will |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determinism as the cause of free will |
| title_short | Determinism as the cause of free will |
| title_sort | determinism as the cause of free will |
| topic | free will, volition, determinism, indeterminism, compatibilism. |
| url | https://revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/filosofia/article/view/27739 |
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