Resolution Of Interconnections Between Will, Free Will And Consciousness

Mustafa Erol, Alkım Erol

Abstract


The present work concisely focuses on the complicated concepts of the will, the free will and also tries to resolve the interconnections with the concept of consciousness, on the scientific basis. Initially, complete human structure is modelled in terms of environment, body and brain-based consciousness. Based on the modelling, the origins of the human will and relations with the consciousness are discussed and investigated. The free will is briefly investigated in terms of existence, freedom level and influencing factors. Finally, the puzzling concept of destiny/fate is tackled under the illuminations of the modelling human structure and arguments on the will and the free will. It is concluded that the brain-based consciousness creates the human will, largely governs the freedom level of the will and moderately influences the destiny.


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Human structure; will; free will; consciousness; destiny

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.52155/ijpsat.v31.2.4112

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