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Originally Posted by roachboy
i dont understand what you mean by "free will"...it is a metaphysical notion, yes?
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When I think about free will, I tend to define it as "That thing, whatever it is, that enables some of our actions to be praiseworthy/blameworthy and some of our actions not." The thought is that we view some actions as blameworthy, yet would not view those actions as blameworthy if committed by a madman. I think this cuts through some of the silliness when discussing free will. I'm not sure if that's what anybody else here means by it, though.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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