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    will
    /wɪl/

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    • 1. expressing the future tense: "you will regret it when you are older"
    • 2. expressing inevitable events: "accidents will happen"

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Free_willFree will - Wikipedia

    Free will is the capacity or ability to choose between different possible courses of action. [1] Free will is closely linked to the concepts of moral responsibility, praise, culpability, and other judgements which apply only to actions that are freely chosen.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Free_will_in_theologyFree will in theology - Wikipedia

    Free will, according to Islamic doctrine is the main factor for man's accountability in his/her actions throughout life. All actions committed by man's free will are said to be counted on the Day of Judgement because they are his/her own and not God's.

  4. www.britannica.com › topic › free-willFree will | Definition, Determinism, & Facts | Britannica

    Jul 17, 2024 · Free will, in humans, the power to make decisions or perform actions independently of any prior event or state of the universe. Arguments for free will are based on the common assumption of individual moral responsibility, among other considerations.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFREE WILL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    FREE WILL definition: 1. the ability to decide what to do independently of any outside influence: 2. the ability to…. Learn more.

  6. plato.stanford.edu › entries › freewillFree Will - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

    Jan 7, 2002 · The term “free will” has emerged over the past two millennia as the canonical designator for a significant kind of control over one’s actions.

  7. www.psychologytoday.com › us › basicsFree Will | Psychology Today

    Free will is the idea that humans have the ability to make their own choices and determine their own fates. Is a person’s will free, or are people's lives in fact...

  8. philosophyterms.com › free-willFree Will: Explanation and Examples - philosophyterms.com

    You might have a free mind, but if you’re behind bars, you’re not free to act as you choose. The word “will” implies freedom of mind, not freedom in the world, but what is will?

  9. iep.utm.edu › freewillFree Will - Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

    Free Will, Free Action and Moral Responsibility. Why should we even care whether or not agents have free will? Probably the best reason for caring is that free will is closely related to two other important philosophical issues: freedom of action and moral responsibility.

  10. plato.stanford.edu › archIves › spr2010Free Will - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

    Jan 7, 2002 · “Free Will” is a philosophical term of art for a particular sort of capacity of rational agents to choose a course of action from among various alternatives. Which sort is the free will sort is what all the fuss is about.

  11. www.britannica.com › topic › free-will-and-moral-responsibilityFree will and moral responsibility | Definition, Theories, &...

    Free will and moral responsibility, also called problem of moral responsibility, the problem of reconciling moral responsibility with the apparent fact that humans do not have free will because their actions are causally determined. It is an ancient and enduring philosophical puzzle.