The Emergence Machine

Free Will Phil

abstract · philosophy · Level 8 · E9

E9Cultures

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

free-will-phil emerges from mind + determinism.

Compare Free Will Phil with…

Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “free will phil” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

Loading senses…

Source: Wiktionary — “free will phil”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
free will
Origin language
eng

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0Free Will PhilMindCognitionMemoryPerception… intermediate l…AllowFormLifeStructureActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesExistentialismL9ResponsibilityL9Free Will PhilL8AllowL2MindL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Allow L2 (requires)
    The capacity of the mind to make choices that are not entirely predetermined by prior causes or external factors, allowing for genuine self-determination and moral responsibility.
  • Mind L7 (conceptual)
    Free will is capacity of mind

Used by