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Free will, the self and the brain [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
The free will problem is defined and three solutions are discussed: no-freedom theory, libertarianism, and compatibilism. Strict determinism is often assumed in arguing for libertarianism or no-freedom theory.
Gomes, Gilberto
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Jamesian Free Will, The Two-stage Model Of William James [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Research into two-stage models of “free will” – first “free” random generation of alternative possibilities, followed by “willed” adequately determined decisions consistent with character, values, and desires – suggests that William James was in 1884 the
Doyle, Bob
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Proprietary Reasons and Joint Action [PDF]

open access: yes
Some of the reasons one acts on in joint action are shared with fellow participants. But others are proprietary: reasons of one’s own that have no direct practical significance for other participants.
A Roth   +16 more
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Creation's Persistent Voice: Critiquing the Secondary Status [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Christianity struggles with the concept that nature/creation is truly revelatory of God, and not merely confirmatory of theological conclusions derived from special revelation or deduced from rational reflection.
Bouma, Rolf
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Nemesius of Emesa on Fate

open access: yesReligions
This paper analyses the section of Nemesius of Emesa’s treatise On the Nature of Man dedicated to fate. The main objective is to analyse Nemesius’s response to the supporters of a notion of fate within the framework of astral determinism, Stoicism, and ...
David Torrijos-Castrillejo
doaj   +1 more source

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