What is Free will: Definition and 98 Discussions

Free-Will (フリーウィル) is a Japanese independent record label founded in 1986 by Color vocalist Hiroshi "Dynamite Tommy" Tomioka, with branches predominantly in Japan and the United States, as well as previously in Europe. It also continues to co-manage many of its artists after they have signed recording contracts with a major record label. Free-Will along with Extasy Records are credited with helping to spread the visual kei movement. Free-Will also produced the 2001 anime adaptation of the long running manga series Grappler Baki.

View More On Wikipedia.org
Recent contents Top users
  1. P

    What factors contribute to the behavior of fruit flies in featureless rooms?

    source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18684016/?GT1=9951
  2. Loren Booda

    Is Free Will Governed by Quantum Mechanics?

    How must we overcome the laws of physics as independent actors? Can there be a science that explains this personal divergence from mechanical description? Is free will the rule of the universe rather than the exception?
  3. W

    Same subject, different angle (free will)

    I stole the idea from this thread, but I want to ask the question differently. If the man is wise enough to predict major* consequences of his actions in respect to the goal he pursues, is he really free to make choises? He would seem to be forced to act in the one and only optimal** way...
  4. Schrodinger's Dog

    If QM is true does free will exist?

    I'm not sure where to put this so I'll start here. If we accept the posits of the Copenhagen Interpretation, or accept that light is both a wave and a particle, how does this affect the debate about free will and predeterminism or doesn't it and why?
  5. B

    Descartes: Free Will & Rationality

    So for Descartes the essence of the self is thinking. Thinking propels us towards truth. Our free will is unbounded when we exercise judgement based on rationally derived truths. In other words the highest grade of free will occurs when we are basing our decisions on reason alone. Is...
  6. A

    Block Universe / Godel's Paradox / Free Will

    Hello there, Relativity implies that we live in a block universe where both the past and the future are pre-defined--they are alreay out there. Time is a fourth dimension, just like space, so it means it exists in both directions--both the past and the future. Has the paradox of "frozen...
  7. Demystifier

    The Free Will Theorem: Exploring its Meaning & Implications

    What do you think about http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0604079 ? Let me explain how I understood it, but it is possible that I misunderstood something. In simple terms, the theorem says the following: If humans have free will, then the rest of nature is not deterministic. But if you treat...
  8. X

    Would the existance of an omniscient being prove that free will is non-existant?

    I have read the following argument as proof that if an omiscient being can see the future, free will does not exist. 1. An infallible, omniscient, being exists. [Assumption] 2. This being has foreknowledge that event 'A' will occur. [Definition of omniscience] 3. 'A' must occur. [Definition...
  9. M

    Does moral responsibility entail libertarian free will?

    Moral responsibility : When an agent performs or fails to perform a morally significant action, we sometimes think that a particular kind of response is warranted. Praise and blame are perhaps the most obvious forms this reaction might take. For example, one who encounters a car accident may be...
  10. S

    Free Will for People implies Free Will for Particles?

    http://www.arxiv.org/PS_cache/quant-ph/pdf/0604/0604079.pdf" the currently much discussed Free Will theorem, which deduces the implication in the name if this thread from three plausible axioms. Based on an EPR type thought experiment, it makes the point that if we allow the experimenters...
  11. RVBuckeye

    Can a computer have free will?

    I was thinking of the subject today. I remembered back in high school we were able to use the new TI-81 graphing calculators. (sorry if that dates me). One of the cool features was being able to program simple games. One such game was Dice. To get more to the point, one of the functions was...
  12. E

    Exploring the Role of Free Will: Heisenberg's Principle

    what's your take on free will? i want to discuss these more! is there any relation between Heisenberg's principle and free will?
  13. Loren Booda

    Are we more equal with or without free will?

    Shall free will eventually achieve an equalizing influence upon humanity?
  14. J

    How does one increase their free will?

    Assuming free will is the ability to choose and does exist. I had a dream that I was a machine, that everything I did was a response to a stimuli...kinda like that movie Awakenings where the patient aren't capable of initiating an action on their own but can only respond to external stimuli...
  15. Loren Booda

    How is the concept of free will incorporated into physics?

    How is the concept of free will incorporated into physics?
  16. M

    Philosophy of Fate, Causality, Consequences, Choice, Free Will and Probability

    I have these ideas about these things and I would like your opinion. You may not agree, but it is what I think. First, I would like to say that Fate/Destiny and Causality are linked. To me, fate predestines things and people, which is why people or outside infulences of a person control...
  17. M

    The so-called Darwinian model of free will

    The so-called "Darwinian model" of free will See http://www.geocities.com/peterdjones/det_darwin.html#introduction The above link introduces the "Darwinian model", which purports to show how indeterminacy can endow an otherwise deterministic agent with free will. I prefer to call this model...
  18. Loren Booda

    Free will with a noninterfering God or none at all

    If God allows free will for an individual, how would such free will differ for a person without a God? If there is no difference, might that infer that a God proof is moot for these people?
  19. S

    Define Free Will: Satisfactory Definition?

    Following the the logical positivist convention of defining a term in use I am seeking a definition of free will as it occurs in the proposition "[agent]A has free will". This will involve formulating an equivalent proposition which uses no synonyms of "free will". I believe it can be done in...
  20. Jameson

    What are the Limits of Free Will and the Role of God?

    For this, I am defining free will as "The power of making free choices that are unconstrained by external circumstances or by an agency such as fate or divine will." (Source - dictionary.com) To add my own words, instead of solely something out of a dictionary, the main point I am giving by...
  21. S

    Nature vs. Nurture: Identical Twins & Free Will

    A study was printed in Psychology Today (maybe six years ago), that followed identical twins separated at birth. It turns out that their "chosen" professions, their wives and husbands, their pets, the timing of significant events, etc. all matched up like a pre-programmed sequence. So, for...
  22. R

    Is Free Will Truly Free or Bound by Determinism?

    Freedom and Free Will From Merriam Webster’s Collegiate dictionary, 10th edition, 1997 Free: not determined by anything beyond its own nature or being. Freedom: The absence of necessity, coercion or constraint in choice or action. Free will: 1 : Voluntary choice or decision 2 ...
  23. A

    Super Free Will: Metaprogramming and Quantum Indeterminism

    I think most people agree that the UP falsifies classic determinism, but what about free will? I ran into this site a few weeks ago and wonder what your thoughts might be on it? http://www.futurehi.net/archives/000120.html Super Free Will: Metaprogramming and Quantum Indeterminism Art...
  24. R

    Does Determinism Negate Free Will?

    i may have some facts mixed up in this story, so tell me if I'm saying anything wrong. einstein wasn't a fan of quantum mechanics--he didn't deny it's results, but thought the method of approaching it was wrong. he thought that there was something fundamentally wrong with the fact that you...
  25. B

    What Price for Genuine Free Will?

    Free will is not free! Before starting this thread, I read all of thread "On Free will," which Imparcticle created from thread "Can You prove you Exist" because it had converted into a discussion of "Free Will."His new thread seems to have converted into a discussion of "Random" - First...
  26. E

    Free Will versus Determinism ( A Third Option)

    There are those who argue for free will, those for determinism, and others for a mixture. I argue that there is no free will or determinism. Is such a ground of mine possible?
  27. I

    Exploring Free Will: A Discussion

    This thread is a continuation of a discussion that went off topic on the thread "Can You Prove You Exist?" on the General Philosophy forum. I am doing the honors of starting a thread specific to the subject of the discussion, which was obviously free will. Here is the short discussion: As...
  28. I

    The Law of the Excluded Middle and Free Will

    I was reading an essay (that has been simplied such that it takes on the format of notes but still is like an essay...not sure how to categorize it) at this webpage : http://www.sfu.ca/philosophy/swartz/freewill1.htm#intro which concerns free will. At this time, I have only read through the...
  29. honestrosewater

    About randomness & determinism- NOT another free will argument.

    I'm interested in exploring the nature and methods of defining random and determined events. Please forget, at least for now, their applications to free will. For example, is there some reason for defining one in terms of the other, as in: An event is random if [conditions]. An event is...
  30. 3

    Exploring Fate, Free Will & the Human Brain

    please, i need input this is my first post in this forum, so hello everyone. :biggrin: i'd like to say that i have never really had experience in philosophy so if anyone recognizes my thoughts as someone elses theory then please tell me so i can look into it.now to the real stuff. I would...
  31. kakarukeys

    Does the Omnipotency of God contradict with our Free Will?

    :smile: there is a classic argument against the existence of God (an omnipotent being who has given men/women Free Will). It argues that if God exists, we cannot have Free Will. It goes like this: Since God is omnipotent, God should know our future. It follows that we cannot deviate from...
  32. T

    Can We Truly Exercise Free Will?

    hmnn so I got into an argument the other day about wether or not we have free will, and I came up with if you believe we have free will, we would have to deny that there is an omnipotent omnicient God. assume there is a God and there is no dobut, (please don't be stupid and start arguing...
  33. P

    God's Free Will: Exploring the Possibilities of a Divine Mind

    Is God free to do as he please's? If so what certaintly do we have that he ultimatly is not evil, or weaher he has the capacity to be or not be evil?
  34. Loren Booda

    Would free will encourage or discourage responsibility?

    The dilemma is that we might either be free, meaning ethically unrestrained, or free, meaning universally conscientious. What determines the outcome between the two?
  35. G

    Examining Free Will: A Philosophical Dilemma

    Free Will? Do humans really have free will? If god is an all knowing and all loving being than wouldn't god know before hand what decision you would make if you were presented with a "choice" ? If you don't choose what god already knows what you will choose than god is not perfect. But if...
  36. M

    A man in a cage (a question of free will).

    If a man is in a cage, but wants to be there, is he then "free", since he is doing what he wants to do? If a man is in a cage but doesn't know it, is he "free" since he is not conscious of any limiting factor? What makes a person free? Is it the ability to do anything, and choosing one course...
  37. J

    Exploring the Interplay of Identity, Purpose, and Free Will in Human Existence

    Looking for thoughts on how Identity, Purpose, and Free Will are related in defining the 'self'. This is making the assumption that free will does operate at some level and to different degrees within conscious entities. This is also assuming that these concepts are all intrinsically part of...
  38. A

    Does Free Will Exist? A Quantum Physics Debate

    Does free will exist? according to Newton the universe is deterministic, and therefore free will does not fit into this. But since the advent of quantum physics, the universe is not said to be entirely deterministic, is there now room for free will? some physicists believe that the wave...
  39. U

    Is there only one possible future? Is free will an illusion?

    Hello, I've just joined this forum, and I hope this is the correct place to ask these questions ... Anyone want to talk about time? I love thinking about this notion ... Einstein believed in ‘block time’, that the future is already there, that there’s no difference between the past, the...
  40. S

    Fate vs Free Will: Which Do You Believe & Why?

    Which do you believe and why?
  41. A

    QM and Free Will: Can They Coexist?

    can these things go together, for me - how can one have free will without excerising the abliity to use there will in actions, that not to say that all actions thus are a result of ones will, for example other peoples might interfere, or even other events, but there seems that on some level and...
  42. A

    Is free will an emergent property of the human brain?

    So... Can anyone show proof that free will exists? That we are not merely directed by past events? I believe I have asked before, but did not receive proof. And no, this is not for university. I just have trouble finding absolute proof of free will.
  43. S

    Wouldnt free will necesary imply the existence of the soul?

    since matter and energy always behave the same way so all of our actions could be calculated if having not a soul the option of free will would necesary imply the existence of a soul or other else wouldn't exist a soul but how do you know you have free will?
  44. H

    Free Will vs. Fate: Examining Choice and Determinism

    Since the original thread on fate vs. free will has been lost, I'll try to duplicate my contribution to the discussion here. Basically, I'm not sure that the concept of free will is actually meaningful in any special sense, if we define a free choice in the conventional sense, as follows: given...
  45. H

    Is our fate predetermined or do we truly have free will?

    Is it just me, or did the 'fate vs. free will' thread vanish? I know that approximately 7 hours ago I made my last post to that thread, and got a weird error saying that the page couldn't be displayed. After that, I got the same error when I tried entering any specific forum on PF. Now the...
  46. T

    Question about free will and determinism

    can i know what is the problem with free will and determinism because i saw a lot of people in PF aguing/discussing about it. and what is the problem with 'mind and brain'? can someone please explain it to me. thank you
  47. M

    Free Will Deductively Ruled Out?

    Let me start here... There are two known variables which fabricate a persons behavior. One being genetics, the other being enviroment... it does not matter the proportion of each. the only thing that matters is that they are unchangebable by the person under the influence of these two...
  48. Mistress Lilith

    Is Human Behavior Determined or Free?

    It has been argued that determinism is essential for psychology... the 'free' (or self-generated) kind of behaviour does not exist. So.. is our behaviour determined or is it free? How can we chose one over the other? On what basis can you chose one over the other? Are there implications of this...
Back
Top