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2024 | 72 | 1 | 99-113

Article title

The Reality of Free Will

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PL
Realność wolnej woli

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PL
Czy wolna wola istnieje realnie? I czy istnieje realna wolna wola? Odpowiedzi oczywiście zależą od tego, czym jest wolna wola, a także, czym jest realność. Wychodzę od problemu wolnej woli w jego współczesnym sformułowaniu, aby zbadać, w jaki sposób mój pogląd wpływa na różne rozumienia realności. Wyłaniający się obraz jest złożony, pluralistyczny, wieloaspektowy i paradoksalny. Wolna wola jest w pewnym sensie realna, w innym zaś nie, oba ujęcia są zaś niezwykle doniosłe. Poczucie nierealności tworzy rzeczywistość bezsensu i dramatu. W rezultacie zarówno względy etyczne, jak i praktyczne sprawiają, że potrzebujemy złudzenia wolnej woli, by tworzyć rzeczywistość, a także nasze moralne i osobiste jaźnie.
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Is free will real? Is there really free will? That of course depends on what “free will” is. And, on what “real” is. I begin from the free will problem as it appears in the contemporary free will debate, and set out to explore how my view on it affects various senses of reality. The picture that emerges is complex, pluralistic, multi-faceted, and paradoxical. In some sense free will is real, in another sense it is not, and both greatly matter. The sense that is unreal creates a reality of shallowness and tragedy. Finally, both ethically and pragmatically, we require illusion in order to create reality, in creating our moral and personal selves.

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72

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1

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99-113

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published
2024

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References

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Publication order reference

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Biblioteka Nauki
31233220

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bwmeta1.element.ojs-doi-10_18290_rf24721_6
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