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Free Will
Analytical Essay # 112285
Free Will
This paper discusses the issues of free will and divine foreknowledge.
1,656 words (approx. 6.6 pages) |
3 sources |
MLA | 2009
Paper Summary:
In this article, the writer notes that the issue of free will and divine foreknowledge creates a somewhat problematic paradox for Christians. At the basis of the dilemma is the question that, if God knows beforehand the outcomes of everything on earth, can free will even be said to exist? This paper discusses and analyzes specific Christian philosophers' views on free will and presents the writer's personal views on the issue. The writer concludes that when the scale of divine foreknowledge is reduced to human scale, this creates a paradox that cannot be solved. Instead, divine foreknowledge should be seen for what it is - a force on a universal scale that can only be understood partially by the human mind. The writer maintains that it is compatible with human free will, because human beings are not forced by any means to make the choice for or against Christian salvation.From the Paper:
"After considering Augustine's argument for free will on the basis of explanatory writings such as those of Christine Murray and Katherin A. Rogers, Norman Swartz's work on the topic is examined to provide a balance of the modern thinking regarding free will and divine foreknowledge. Swartz indeed also includes a consideration of the secular manifestation of free will and how this relates to universal determinism. All the authors examined appear to be in agreement that, in whatever form, free will does indeed exist, or at least appears to do so."According to Murray, Augustine's view of free will is his own observation that human beings indeed make choices of their own free will."
Sample of Sources Used:
- Murray, Christine. St. Augustine and Free Will. Catholic Online, 27 Aug, 2004. http://www.catholic.org/featured/headline.php?ID=1282
- Rogers, Katherin A. Anselm on Grace and Free Will. The Saint Anselm Journal 2.2, Spring 2005. http://www.anselm.edu/library/SAJ/pdf/22Rogers.pdf
- Swartz, Norman. Notes on Free Will and Determinism. Oct 7, 2004. http://www.sfu.ca/philosophy/swartz/freewill1.htm
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