There has been a long standing philosophical debate on the notion of whether humans have free will‚ in which they are able to do as they please‚ or if everything is already predetermined‚ and humans have no control over the events in their lives. In Sophocles’ Athenian tragedy‚ Oedipus Rex‚ the plot revolves around the tension between one’s individual action and one’s fate‚ which one is unable to control. However in the play‚ Sophocles makes it evident that Oedipus‚ the protagonist‚ has no control
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The Controversy Between Determinism and Free Will Determinism is a controversial topic to free will with multiple theories proving and disproving it. As printed in The Collins Cobuild Learner’s Dictionary‚ determinism is defined as “...the belief that all actions and events result from other actions‚ events‚ or situations‚ so people cannot in fact choose what to do.” Meaning‚ all life choices are predetermined from the minute we are born‚ to the minute we die. In contrast‚ “freewill is an individual
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A free thinker forms their own opinions on a variety of topics such as politics and religion‚ regardless of what society believes. Much like the Enlightenment period‚ free thinkers rely heavily on scientific inquiry and logical thinking. Many authors‚ scientists‚ and researchers alike have analyzed the topic of freethinking; each developing their own opinion on whether they believe society has adopted the concept of freethinking. Sam Harris and John Stuart Mill have joined in on the debate about
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Consider the view that free will is an illusion (30 marks) You decide on the chocolate cake confident that you could have chosen the sandwich instead. You were free to do both‚ but as a matter of fact‚ you chose to eat the unhealthy option. But were you actually free to choose the unchosen alternative? Many philosophers think that free will is actually an illusion – that the choice you actually made was inevitable. Schopenhauer‚ for example‚ argued that for a man to say that he could have chosen
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NIAGARA FALLS Niagara Falls is one of the most popular tourist attractions in North America. The first thought that comes to most people when they hear Niagara Falls is neither the city named Niagara Falls in Ontario‚ Canada‚ on the west bank of the Niagara River‚ nor the city called Niagara Falls in the United States on the east bank of the Niagara River. It is‚ however‚ the two waterfalls that are on the border between these two countries‚ lying between these two cites. Millions of tourist visit
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Geography- Iguazu Falls‚ also known as Iguassu Falls or Iguaçu Falls‚ are waterfalls of the Iguazu River located on the border of the Brazilian state of Paraná and the Argentine province of Misiones. The name for the falls comes from the Guarani word for‚ “great water”. The falls divide the river into the upper and lower Iguazu. The falls are taller than the Niagara Falls‚ and twice as wide with 275 cascades spread in a horseshoe shape over nearly two miles of the Iguazu River. Iguazu Falls are the result
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ever wondered if what happened in your life is fate or free will? In Oedipus Rex you have to put together whether it was fate‚ or free will. Fate plays a main role when it comes to the story for they tried to give Oedipus away thinking it will change what happens to Laius; however‚ Oedipus came back‚ which was fate‚ to kill Laius‚ marry his mother‚ and was the only one to figure out the riddle and kill the sphinx. Also‚ suicide plays a role of free will because Jocasta‚ who hung herself‚ couldn’t deal
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Augustine’s “On the Free Choice of the Will”‚ depicts a dialogue between Evodius (the interlocutor) and Augustine himself. In this dialogue‚ Evodius and Augustine delve into an argument regarding the author or source of evil in the world. Initially Evodius questions Augustine if God is the author of evil and Augustine’s standpoint on this statement is based from a theoretical and existential angle: Evil doesn’t exist because it’s simply the privation or lack of good. Augustine points out that
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The problem of free will refers to the examination of whether or not we as conscious beings have control over our own actions. French philosopher Paul Henri Thiry‚ Baron d ’Holbach argues that all acts are caused by past events and conditions‚ a belief known as determinism. Physical laws shows us that all events in time are determined by prior events‚ but the belief in free will implies that our actions are results from what we perceive as choice‚ are undetermined random events in time. Therefore
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Free will Even thought people seem to think that their life is determined by “fate”; everybody has free will to make choices. Sometimes people’s tragic ending is a result of their own decision and only a fool would think is “fate”. In the play “Oedipus the King” by Sophocles‚ Sophocles makes it clear that Oedipus’ kingly status and tragic ending was no accident. Oedipus is the only one to blame for his misfortune. His lack of patience‚ honesty and display of anger throughout the whole play lead
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