The Qur’anic Concept of “Shākilah” (Disposition): From the Notion of Predestinarianism to the Reality of Secondary Creation [PDF]
The Holy Qurʾān presents individual actions as being based on one’s “shākilah” (Arabic: شاکِله, disposition), which has led to a variety of interpretations and conclusions. If “shākilah” is rooted in the creation of the individual, the diversity of human
Mohsen Nouraei, Javad Irvani
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Determinism and Moral Responsibility According to Avicenna's Theory of Action [PDF]
The main issue of this article is how to harmonize determinism and moral responsibility (the classic problem of free will) by reconsidering the philosophy of Avicenna.
Roozbeh Zare +1 more
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Free will, determinism, and compatibilism: Blind spots in the theoretical landscape [PDF]
Philosophical discourse on 'the' problem of free will has been shaped by three basic options: Libertarianism (accept free will and incompatibility, but deny determinism), hard determinism (accept determinism and incompatibility, but deny free will), and ...
Walter Sven
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Inconsistency between “Theory and Practice” in “Determinism and Free will” Issue in Attar Nishāburi’s Thoughts [PDF]
The present paper aims at clarifying the problematic issue of determinism and free will in Attar’s thoughts. It explores the reasons why in some of his poems determinism and absolute negation of man’s free will and power could be seen, while a good ...
Hassan Mehdipour
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Forget the Folk: Moral Responsibility Preservation Motives and Other Conditions for Compatibilism
For years, experimental philosophers have attempted to discern whether laypeople find free will compatible with a scientifically deterministic understanding of the universe, yet no consensus has emerged.
Cory J. Clark +3 more
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Criticizing of Daniel Dennett's Argument for Compatibilism [PDF]
The purpose of this article is to criticize Daniel Dennett's main argument which has been formulated to explain and justify the compatibility of Human's mental phenomena, particularly his free will, with causal determinism on the basis of ontological ...
Arash khaksari renani +1 more
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Critical Analysis of the Concepts of Determinism and Delegation (Jabr and Tafwiz) with an Emphasis on the Supplications of Sahifah Sajjadiyyah [PDF]
The issue of determinism (jabr) and free will (ikhtiyar), and humanity's role in creating its actions, is one of the oldest theological questions. When confronting it, three distinct theological approaches have emerged: determinism (jabr), delegation ...
Mustafa Mokhtari
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Building blocks of ‘free will’: In conversation with Dick Swaab
The issue of free will is a complex one that has occupied the minds of many theologians and philosophers through the ages. The two main aspects of free will are the freedom to do otherwise and the power of self-determination.
Chris Jones, Dawie J. van den Heever
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From Theological Opinions to Political Thought; Attribution of Human Actions to God from the Perspective of Imam Khomeini and Fakhr Razi and Its Impact on Political Thought [PDF]
The relationship between theological thought and political-social thought and action is among the important and valuable subjects for scientific investigation. How one thinker becomes convinced of specific political thought and action and the creation of
Zahra Bavi +2 more
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Problem of Free Will in Determinism and Indeterminism
This paper re-examines the problem of free will in light of both deterministic and indeterministic assumptions about the structure of the world.
Jovan M. Tadić
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