mixile t1_j9ac6q7 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 1:46 PM

Reply to comment by InTheEndEntropyWins in Compatibilism is supported by deep intuitions about responsibility and control. It can also feel "obviously" wrong and absurd. Slavoj Žižek's commentary can help us navigate the intuitive standoff. by matthewharlow

What does voluntary mean? What does free from external coercion mean? Can you define free will without using the word free? Can you define free?

Also your definition doesn’t seem to make sense in a compatibilist view either. Can your decision be both determined and “free” from external influence?

I honestly suspect you can make free will mean whatever you want it to mean if you don’t have to define the word free and you go around thinking about it in the context of how you morally feel about the context in which people were acting.

InTheEndEntropyWins t1_j9akmlo wrote on February 20, 2023 at 2:54 PM

>What does voluntary mean?

We just use the medical definition. It's when you deliberately do something. So if you deliberately shake you hand that's voluntary. But if you try and keep you had still but it shakes because you have Parkinson's, that involuntary.

With sufficient technology you could scan someone's brain and differentiate between voluntary and involuntary actions.