Quantum Indeterminism, Free Will, and Self-Causation

IF 1.6 4区 心理学 0 PHILOSOPHY Journal of Consciousness Studies Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI:10.53765/20512201.30.5.032
M. Masi
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A view that emancipates free will by means of quantum indeterminism is frequently rejected based on arguments pointing out its incompatibility with what we know about quantum physics. However, if one carefully examines what classical physical causal determinism and quantum indeterminism are according to physics, it becomes clear what they really imply — and, especially, what they do not imply — for agent-causation theories. Here, I will make necessary conceptual clarifications on some aspects of physical determinism and indeterminism, review some of the major objections against libertarian conjectures, and show that there is no conceptual incompatibility preventing us from taking a 'quantum-libertarian' approach to the problem of free will. In particular, I will illustrate the possible role of self-causation (causa sui) as a potential solution to otherwise apparently incompatible or even paradoxical statements concerning free will and quantum indeterminism.
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量子非决定论、自由意志和自我因果关系
通过量子非决定论解放自由意志的观点经常被拒绝,理由是它与我们所知道的量子物理学不相容。然而,如果一个人根据物理学仔细检查经典物理因果决定论和量子非决定论是什么,就会清楚它们对主体因果理论的真正含义,尤其是它们没有的含义。在这里,我将对物理决定论和非决定论的某些方面进行必要的概念澄清,回顾对自由意志主义猜想的一些主要反对意见,并表明没有概念上的不相容阻止我们采取“量子自由意志主义”的方法来解决自由意志问题。特别地,我将说明自我因果关系(因果自)的可能作用,作为一个潜在的解决方案,否则显然是不相容的,甚至是矛盾的陈述关于自由意志和量子不确定性。
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