Topic > Aristotle's theory: the hierarchical model of free will

Free will represents an individual who makes choices or acts without any constraints. Although it can be argued that various aspects of determinism limit or deny the possibility of free will, it should not be assumed that the presence of metaphysical, physical, or scientific constraints nullifies the possibility of free will. Furthermore, it should be noted that fear of retaliation cannot be interpreted as an inhibition of free will, because essentially free will constitutes an individual's ability to make the decision to do or not do something (Sartre, 1948). In a theological context, Aristotle (in Thomsson, 1953) postulates that free will, particularly individual free will, can operate with the perceived presence of a theological deity. In this model, an individual can have various desires based on perceived need which can ultimately influence an individual's behavior. In terms of volition, or when an individual acts on a particular desire, or may have several different desires that cause conflict, leading the individual to encounter inaction. (This alone would not constitute free will. However, according to Fisher, (1994; 1998) If a person were forced to act, or behaviorally conditioned to act in a certain way that might be contrary to various levels of ordered desires, this model of free will the will would be questioned in terms of actual free will In other words, an individual might want to go for a jog and even have to go to the corner market while getting dressed for a run, the individual notices that it has started to rain. at this point he would experience a crisis of all desires and decide not to go out for a jog or go to the market on the corner. Even the decision not to engage in a particular act of will is an example of free will (Tiempe, in IEP , 2015). Determinism and free will Causal determinism, also called nomological determinism, (Tiempe in IEP, 2015) is a theory that assumes that the course of the future is entirely determined by the conjunction of the past and the laws of nature (Tiempe in IEP, 2015). Such predetermination, combined with the influences of past events in an individual's life, does not imply free will, but even less that an individual is guided, to some extent, by the influence and experience of the past, or by what is previously known. Compatibilism, incompatibilism and