Takács, Izolda (2024) One Approach to the Necessary Conditions of Free Will Logical Paradox and the Essential Unpredictability of Physical Agents. [Preprint]
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Even today, there is no precise definition of free will – mere hypotheses and intuitions. This is why this paper approaches the question of free will from a negative perspective, depicting a dramatic scenario in which free will cannot exist. Subsequently, it attempts to refute this scenario (as a necessary condition for free will). The absence of free will might seem absolute if scientific determinism holds true. Therefore, the goal of the study is to present a logical argument – a paradox – that demonstrates the impossibility of an omniscient (P) predictor (scientific determinism), highlighting its inherent self-contradiction. This paradox reveals that the prediction (P = C) by a (P) physical agent of itself is objectively impossible. In other words, even a fully deterministic agent in a deterministic universe cannot predict its own future state – not even in a Platonic sense.
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| Keywords: | Keywords: free will, necessary condition, paradox of predictability, Gödel, Turing, logical paradox | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Determinism/Indeterminism General Issues > Philosophers of Science |
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| Depositing User: | Dr. Izolda Takacs | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 23 May 2025 12:46 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 23 May 2025 12:46 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 25436 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Determinism/Indeterminism General Issues > Philosophers of Science |
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| Date: | 22 March 2024 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/25436 |
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