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'Parmenides', 'The Ethics' and 'Introduction to Philosophical Papers I'
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16. Persons / F. Free Will / 1. Nature of Free Will
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A thing is free if it acts by necessity of its own nature, and the act is determined by itself alone [Spinoza]
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16. Persons / F. Free Will / 5. Against Free Will
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An act of will can only occur if it has been caused, which implies a regress of causes [Spinoza]
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'Free will' is a misunderstanding arising from awareness of our actions, but ignorance of their causes [Spinoza]
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Would we die if we lacked free will, and were poised between equal foods? Yes! [Spinoza]
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The mind is not free to remember or forget anything [Spinoza]
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16. Persons / F. Free Will / 6. Determinism / a. Determinism
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We think we are free because we don't know the causes of our desires and choices [Spinoza]
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The actual world is the only one God could have created [Spinoza]
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