• This problem of induction means that to draw any causal inferences from past experience, it is necessary to presuppose that the future will resemble the past, a metaphysical presupposition which cannot itself be grounded in prior experience. (wikipedia.org)
  • SB 413-18), is that what distinguishes actions from other events is that they are the causal outcomes of desires, volitions, or acts of will. (uva.nl)
  • The phenomenon of the psyche's dissociability is explored as an explanation of the capacity of the unconscious for volition. (iaap.org)
  • Wundt had objected to the theory of the unconscious on the grounds that the ability to perceive, feel, and act presupposes an experiencing subject. (iaap.org)
  • Personal autonomy is the capacity to decide for oneself and pursue a course of action in one's life, often regardless of any particular moral content. (argumentame.com)
  • Shakespeare's characters, as well as literary characters in general, are merely words on a page, and yet we talk about them as if they were living creatures with volition, agency, and a full complement of human attributes. (psyartjournal.com)
  • 2 And yet we humans talk about literary characters as if they were living creatures with volition, agency, and a full complement of human attributes. (psyartjournal.com)
  • These books were mainly technical training manuals, which also contained nuggets of information about Morihei Ueshiba's life, but other works were devoted to the examination of Morihei Ueshiba's personal life and training methods. (aikiweb.com)
  • This article will focus primarily on autonomy at the level of the individual and the work being done on personal autonomy, but will also address the connection of autonomy to issues in bioethics and political theory. (argumentame.com)
  • Even for these populations, balanced genetic models leave room for the substantial impact of environmental, social and individual factors (including personal values and intentions) so that drinking to excess can only be predicted within a complex, multivariate framework. (healthyplace.com)
  • The application of Scotus' will as rationality, dual inclinations of the will to account for personal responsibility and teleological perspective of time suggest possibilities for renewed theological perspectives of science. (medium.com)
  • Scotus' posit of an infinite, first being, a unity enjoying a triple primacy of causalities, exhibiting knowledge and free will, who loves the universe to its final end, preempts any argument for a universe by chance, inviting the reader to discover the 'knowable will' of God in the context of love. (medium.com)