An Introduction to Philosophy (RLL style) Week 07 Metaphysics 4 (Metaphysical Determinism) – Part 7: Summary – Do you remember what you ate last night?
Much of life unfolds on autopilot, guided by habits, routines, and forces we rarely examine. Determinism asks whether free will is something we possess continuously, or something that appears only in rare interruptions. Philosophy doesn’t demand that we escape the system entirely, but it invites us to notice when the code breaks. Perhaps freedom isn’t constant control, but the conscious choice to wake up, even briefly, from the routine.
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