Guest guest Posted July 16, 1999 Report Share Posted July 16, 1999 At 01:15 PM 7/16/99 -0000, mumblecat wrote: >I suspect the issue of free will arises more >frequently in the Western mind than in the >Occidental. You probabably meant "Oriental," no? I think you're right here. I remember hearing that the Sanskrit language doesn't even have a word for free will.... Also agree with you on the cultural aspect. The physicists's argument is great for people who believe that the will is material or in some kind of causal relationship to material substance. For people who do not have these beliefs, B.F. Skinner's behaviorism is a equivalent argument against free will. --Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 1999 Report Share Posted July 16, 1999 If my past determines my being, I am not free. If I include my past in an unlimited present, I am free. If my awareness arises "nowherethis" the question of will versus no-will is immediately seen as empty. Dan >What do the concept of "free" and "will" really >imply ? > >Besides being merely words, are these concepts >not heavily dependent on one's cultural >background and upbringing ? > >I suspect the issue of free will arises more >frequently in the Western mind than in the >Occidental. > >Best regards, > >Amanda. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >--------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ---------------------------- > >How has ONElist changed your life? >Share your story with us at > >------ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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