Naslov
Complex Freedom

Autori
Pećnjak, Davor

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, ostalo

Knjiga
Models and Applications of Chaos Theory in Modern Sciences

Urednik/ci
Elhadj, Zeraoulia

Izdavač
Science Publishers

Grad
Enfield (NH)

Godina
2011

Raspon stranica
AA-ZZ

ISBN
978-1-57808-722-8

Ključne riječi
Free will, determinism, libertarianism, chaos theory, complexity

Sažetak
We have a very strong intuition and a very strong feeling that we, as human beings, generally have freedom of the will and freedom of the action. It seems that in most situations we can do this or that ; namely, we can do action A or we can refrain from doing action A under the same conditions. The view which argues that this is not an illusion and that we have genuine freedom is the libertarian view. I would like to examine could that view be plausible under scientific understanding of the world. It seems that physical sciences strongly support determinism. Chaos theory and indeterminism in quantum mechanics could not save freedom because chaos is a deterministic theory and indeterminate events in quantum mechanics happen by pure chance. Pure chance is not something we want as freedom. But, perhaps, we can have freedom reconciled (although maybe in a restricted form) if actions or decisions can be described by equations which allow more than one solution and if these solutions can be interpreted as refering to different contents of the will or to different actions.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filozofija

Napomena
Ovaj rad je izvorno objavljen u časopisu Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems, 7 (2009), 1 ; 14-21 (upisan u Crosbi pod: Davor Pećnjak, Znanstveni radovi u drugim časopisima, broj jedinice 422679) te je izabran od strane urednika knjige i ponovo otisnut u navedenoj knjizi.

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