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Fatalism as a Metaphysical Thesis [PDF]

, 2016
Even though fatalism has been an intermittent topic of philosophy since Greek antiquity, this paper argues that fate ought to be of little concern to metaphysicians.
Ulrich, Meyer
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Agency Under Prediction: A Review of The Human Test

Natural Sciences, Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2026.
This review examines Ron Folman's book, “The Human Test”, which proposes auditing human agency via measurable predictability scores enabled by AI and large‐scale behavioral data. It highlights the book's practical and ethical implications, while arguing that predictability must be reported with explicit data/compute budgets, out‐of‐distribution tests ...
Eliahu Cohen
wiley   +1 more source

Why Christians Should Not Be Kaneans about Freedom [PDF]

, 2017
: In this paper we argue that Robert Kane’s theory of free will cannot accommodate the possibility of a sinless individual who faces morally significant choices because a sinless agent cannot voluntarily accord value to an immoral ...
Bertrand, Michael D., Mulder, Jack
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The Reality of Contingency: Implications for Crisis Management

Risk, Hazards &Crisis in Public Policy, Volume 16, Issue 3, September 2025.
ABSTRACT We live in a time of overwhelming uncertainty. Whether it is the consequences of the 2025 global trade war, the war in Ukraine, the outbreak of new pandemics, the validity of knowledge, or the possible extinction of humans as a species, the power of contingency has never been so profound.
Simon Hollis, Magnus Ekengren
wiley   +1 more source

Elements of a Theory of Nonphysical Agents in the Physical World

Organon F, 2019
This paper shows that there is a quantum-physical and evolution-biological perspective for (libertarian) free will, and that the so-called scientific arguments against it are in reality metaphysical arguments and insufficient. The paper also develops the
Uwe Meixner
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Is Feasibility in Physics Limited by Fantasy Alone? [PDF]

, 2011
Although various limits on the predicability of physical phenomena as well as on physical knowables are commonly established and accepted, we challenge their ultimate validity.
Calude, Cristian S., Svozil, Karl
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Finitude and the Good Will

European Journal of Philosophy, Volume 33, Issue 3, Page 927-941, September 2025.
Abstract According to Kant, both finite (human) and non‐finite (divine) wills are subject to the moral law, though the manner of their subjection differs. The fact that the law expresses an ‘ought’ for the human will is a function of our imperfection.
Alex Englander
wiley   +1 more source

Woluntaryzm w ujeciu Gottfrieda Wilhelma Leibniza i Samuela Clarke'a

Zagadnienia Filozoficzne w Nauce, 2011
The article concerns the metaphysical problem of divine will as it is discussed in the Leibniz-Clarke correspondence. Its essence can be expressed in the following question: in which way the determinism developed by Leibniz goes along with his doctrine ...
Daniel Bubula
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Defending The Open Future: Replies to MacFarlane, Green, Wasserman, and Bigg & Miller

Analytic Philosophy, Volume 66, Issue 2, Page 249-277, June 2025.
Abstract In this symposium piece, I reply to the diverse and wide‐ranging set of objections to my book (The Open Future: Why Future Contingents are All False) set forth by MacFarlane, Green, Wasserman, and Bigg & Miller.
Patrick Todd
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Must indeterminate rational actions be random? [PDF]

Belgrade Philosophical Annual
One powerful objection to libertarian accounts of free will is that, if actions involve any element of indeterminism, those actions are random. Such actions are thought to be random because the only factors that can aid in explanation are reasons, and ...
Anton Audrey L.
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