Compatibilism
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CORE DEFINITION
The belief that determinism (physical laws determine everything) and free will (people can make choices) are compatible. Even if my actions are causally determined by past events, as long as I am not coerced (no one is holding a gun to my head), I am free.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
- Responsibility attribution: the cornerstone of law and morality. No matter how many neural impulses in the brain determine that you will commit a crime, as long as you act according to your own will, you are responsible.
Anchor fast decisions
Compatibilism: free will and determinism are compatible; actions can still be free within the causal chain (according to one's own motives).
MINIMUM ACTION
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Source support: Explicit
- en.wikipedia.orghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compatibilismverified
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