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>Question of free will as a fundamental philosophical question is settled in a sense that it made only sense together with dualism and soul

It might be settled from your own point of view, but it's certainly a matter of current philosophical controversy whether physicalism entails the absence of free will.




The concept is a bag of very different meanings.

Define "free will" as acting mostly based on internal reasons and we all have it. And this is the meaning of the word for the masses.

Define "free will" as a kind of supremacy of human will over physical determinism and nobody has it.


I don't think anyone has ever defined free will as a supremacy of human will over physical determinism.


The modern question of free is very different from the "the will does not have to be such as it is".

Remaining issues in physicalism and free will requires a radical revision of the term. It's like asking something completely different.


No, whether or not free will in the classical sense exists is still debated, even among physicalists.


Free will is arguably the hard problem for physicalists who feel that they have it.


Sources and not just fringe sources please.



Same level counterargument:

https://www.iep.utm.edu/freewill/


Not sure what you mean. This article also confirms that the issue remains controversial.




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