Definition of "freewill" [freewill]

• Done of one's own accord; voluntary. (adjective)

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• "To hold a belief in a libertarian freewill is to hold to an indeterminism at a much higher level than the quantum mechanical, namely, the neural."
• "I think people understand the issue pretty well, since what they mean when they talk about intelligence and freewill is human-like intelligence and freewill, and all of us have an intimate, empirical idea about what that means even if they might not be able to articulate it to your satisfaction."
• "Most folks think freewill is what makes us human aiguy: Most people have no training in either philosophy or science, and really don't understand the issues."