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How has the concept of free will and individual freedom been adapted
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How has the concept of free will and individual freedom been adapted since the beginning Newton's mechanical universe in comparison to the concepts realised by Aristotle? To have free will is to have at least two choices fully open to us when we have to choose and also not to be forced into this choice. Free will is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as "spontaneous will, unconstrained (to do or act)" 1and as "the power of directing our own actions without constraint by necessity or fate"2. Freedom is defined differently in the same publication, as "exemption or release from slavery of imprisonment; personal liberty"3 and as "exemption from arbitrary, despotic or autocratic control; independence; civil liberty" 4and as "the state of being able to act without hindrance or restraint; liberty of action"5. By taking this into account, one can see that although here is a difference between the two, they...
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