Misleading Analogies in the Debate about
Free Will
(There are many.)
To start with, some
definitions and working assumptions:
· “Free Will”, in its classical sense, denotes the claim that, in
important respects, human beings are ultimately responsible for their
decisions, moral and other (but especially moral). It is “up to us” (and no
other cause which isn’t us) whether we decide to A or to B. The existence of
this faculty grounds moral responsibility.
