ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -free will, in philosophy and science, the supposed power or capacity of humans to make decisions or perform actions independently of any prior event or state of the universe.

Detailed explanation-2: -Thus, fatalism is the belief in divine force predetermining of life and actions, while free will is trust in the abilities of a person to decide everything in his or her life. Keeping to one viewpoint means denying another one, but the truth lies in the middle of the two concepts.

Detailed explanation-3: -Free will: The idea that individuals are in control of their destiny and make conscious decisions that affect their behaviour. Determinism: The idea that behaviour is determined by forces beyond the individual’s control which can be both internal and external.

Detailed explanation-4: -2.3.1 Free will as an illusion. 2.3.2 Free will as “moral imagination" 2.3.3 Free will as a pragmatically useful concept. 2.3.4 Free will and views of causality. 2.3.5 Free will according to Thomas Aquinas. 2.3.6 Free will as a pseudo-problem.