Schools of thought concerning free will

libertarianism - we have free will and therefore can determine our future

no free will:

  • fatalism (or pre-determinism) - the future is determined by fate; there is no way to change the outcome
    • defeatism can a be consequence
  • determinism - the future is determined by causality; there is no free will
    • compatibilism - determinism and free will are compatible

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