
Is Free Will an Illusion? The Metaphysics and Psychology of Choice | Prof. Joshua Hochschild
The Thomistic Institute
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The Problem of Free Will
Dante's divine comedy is an excellent summary of saint thomas aquinas's understanding of free will. I set as a goal from my talk then to help explain these ideas and their significance. But my path will not be through exegesis of to mystic texts, there are very many, about free will. First, i want to unsettle the notion that there is such a thing as the problem of free will,. It may be contentious because there is only a vague and imprecise question; or perhaps a confused set of related and intertwined questions which ought to be clarified before one even dares to evaluate answers.
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