Problem of free will

free will

1. The ability or discretion to choose; free choice: chose to remain behind of my own free will.

2. The power of making free choices that are unconstrained by external circumstances or by an agency such as fate or divine will.

[Middle English fre wil, translation of Late Latin lberum arbitrium : Latin lberum, neuter of lber, free + Latin arbitrium, will.]

free will

1. (Philosophy)

a. the apparent human ability to make choices that are not externally determined

b. the doctrine that such human freedom of choice is not illusory Compare determinism

c. (as modifier) a free-will decision

2. the ability to make a choice without coercion he left of his own free will: I did not influence him

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Noun

free will - the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies

discretion

power, powerfulness - possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"

self-determination - determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion

Translations

free will n → libero arbitrio
of one's own free will → di spontanea volontà

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