On the Freedom of the Will
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On the Freedom of the Will is a philosophical treatise by Arthur Schopenhauer that critically examines the nature of human freedom, moral responsibility, and determinism.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Über die Freiheit des menschlichen Willens | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| addresses |
distinction between intelligible and empirical character
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problem of moral responsibility under determinism ⓘ relationship between character and action ⓘ |
| argues |
empirical freedom of the will is an illusion
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human actions are determined by motives ⓘ moral responsibility is compatible with character-based necessity ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Schopenhauer ⓘ |
| awarded |
Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters
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surface form:
Norwegian Royal Society of Sciences prize
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| centralConcept |
empirical character
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intelligible character ⓘ necessity of motives ⓘ will ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| criticizes |
libertarian conceptions of free will
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theological doctrines of absolute free will ⓘ |
| followedBy | On the Basis of Morality ⓘ |
| follows | The World as Will and Representation ⓘ |
| genre | philosophy ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century analytic discussions of free will
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existentialist debates on freedom ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian theology
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Immanuel Kant ⓘ determinist metaphysics ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
determinism
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free will ⓘ human freedom ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ |
| notableFor |
systematic defense of the necessity of motives
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winning a philosophical prize competition on free will ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
On the Freedom of the Will
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Über die Freiheit des menschlichen Willens
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| partOf | Schopenhauer’s prize essays ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition | compatibilism (in a distinctive Schopenhauerian form) ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
German idealism (critical response)
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pessimism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1839 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
On the Basis of Morality
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The World as Will and Representation ⓘ |
| structure | essay ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| topic |
causal necessity
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motivation ⓘ responsibility and guilt ⓘ theological conceptions of sin ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Über die Freiheit des menschlichen Willens