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Standard argument against free will

The standard argument against free will is an argument that there exists a conflict between the possibility of free will and the postulates of determinism and indeterminism. A number of authors use this terminology.^[1]^[2]

A formal statement of the 'standard argument' can be phrased as follows:^[3]^[4]

1. The concept of determinism contradicts that of free will.

2. The concept of indeterminism also contradicts free will.

3. Some occurrences are governed by determinism, and all the rest by indeterminism.

all of which lead to the conclusion:

4. Free will does not govern any occurrences (does not exist).

The first two premises sometimes are referred to as the "deterministic" and "indeterministic" horns of the dilemma of determinism,^[5] the conflict between the intuition of personal autonomy and the intuition that the world proceeds in a manner independent of human concerns.

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+The '''standard argument against free will''' is an argument that there exists a conflict between the possibility of [[free will]] and the postulates of [[determinism]] and [[indeterminism]]. A number of authors use this terminology.<ref name=Hobbs/><ref name=Doyle/>
-'''Vacuum distillation''' is [[Continuous distillation|distillation]] of liquids performed at a [[pressure]] lower than [[atmospheric pressure]] to take advantage of the fact that reducing the pressure lowers the [[boiling point]] of liquids. This permits the distillation of liquids that are [[temperature]] sensitive and avoids any degradation of such liquids.
+A formal statement of the 'standard argument' can be phrased as follows:<ref name=BDoyle/><ref name=JMFischer/>
+:1.&emsp;The concept of determinism contradicts that of free will.
+:2.&emsp;The concept of indeterminism also contradicts free will.
+:3.&emsp;Some occurrences are governed by determinism, and all the rest by indeterminism.
-''[[Vacuum distillation|.... (read more)]]''
+all of which lead to the conclusion:
+:4.&emsp;Free will does not govern any occurrences (does not exist).
+The first two premises sometimes are referred to as the "deterministic" and "indeterministic" horns of the [[dilemma of determinism]],<ref name=FischerDoyle/>  the conflict between the intuition of personal autonomy and the intuition that the world proceeds in a manner independent of human concerns.
+''[[Standard argument against free will|.... (read more)]]''
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