Will, within philosophy, is a faculty of the mind. Will is important as one of the parts of the mind, along with reason and understanding. It ...
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is considered central to the field of ethics because of its role in enabling deliberate action.
A recurring question in Western philosophical tradition is about free will—and the related, but more general notion of fate—which asks how the will can truly be free if a person´s actions have either natural or divine causes determining them. In turn, this is directly connected to discussions on the nature of freedom and to the problem of evil.