Compatibilism
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Compatibilism is the belief that free will and determinism are mutually compatible and that it is possible to believe in both without being logically inconsistent. The opposing belief, that the thesis
Arthur Schopenhauer
Schrödinger's door: Saying "there may be a person behind that door" merely expresses ignorance about the one, determined reality.
Compatibilism has much in common with "hard determinism", including moral systems and a belief in determinism itself.
Free will
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Free will is generally understood as the capacity or ability of people to choose between different possible courses of action, exercise control over their actions in a way that is necessary for moral
Compatibilism
…Compatibilism is the belief that free will and determinism are mutually compatible and that it is possible to believe in both without being logically inconsistent. The opposing belief, that the…
A dirt jumper performing a trick, according to some interpretations, is the result of free will.
A domino's movement is determined completely by laws of physics.
René Descartes
Thomas Hobbes was a classical compatibilist.