Title: Compatibilism - Wikipedia
Headings: Compatibilism
Compatibilism
Contents
History
Defining free will
Alternatives as imaginary
Non-naturalism
Criticism
See also
References

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Compatibilism
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This article is about the philosophical view on free will. For other uses, see Compatibility. Compatibilism is the belief that free will and determinism are mutually compatible and that it is possible to believe in both without being logically inconsistent. Compatibilists believe freedom can be present or absent in situations for reasons that have nothing to do with metaphysics. They say causal determinism does not exclude the truth of possible future outcomes. Similarly, political liberty is a non-metaphysical concept. Statements of political liberty, such as the United States Bill of Rights, assume moral liberty: the ability to choose to do otherwise than one does. Contents
1 History
2 Defining free will
2.1 Alternatives as imaginary
2.2 Non-naturalism
3 Criticism
4 See also
5 References
History
Compatibilism was championed by the ancient Stoics and some medieval scholastics (such as Thomas Aquinas ). More specifically, scholastics like Thomas Aquinas and later Thomists (such as Domingo Báñez) are often interpreted as holding that a human action can be free even though the agent in some strong sense could not do otherwise than he did.