free-will
Power to choose
Free-will functions as an adjective meaning voluntary or given without obligation: a free-will offering, a free-will donation.
The hyphenated form emphasizes the modifier relationship, distinguishing it from the philosophical noun phrase "free will." The church relies on free-will contributions rather than mandatory tithes.
Capacity for choice
- intentionalityPurposeful action quality
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
cognition · reasoning · judgment · motivation · purposefulness · self-direction · discretion · resolve
Settled course of action
- preferenceFavored choice among alternatives
- selectionChosen item or items
- alternativesOther available options
- optionsAvailable courses of action
deliberation · consideration · judgment · discernment · inclination · consent · assent · election
Philosophy of existence's nature
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- moral responsibilityEthical answerability for actions
- blameAssign responsibility for wrongdoing
- praiseExpression of approval
desert · punishment · accountability · personhood · dignity · Kant · Hume · Spinoza
Control over one's fate
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
- independenceFreedom from external control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- self-directionControlling one's own choices
empowerment · self-reliance · individualism · freethinking · nonconformity · emancipation · self-rule · authenticity
Divinely predetermined fate
- foreknowledgeAwareness of future events
- omniscienceUnlimited knowledge state
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- salvationDeliverance from harm
sin · moral responsibility · theodicy · Calvinism · original sin · election · reprobation · karma
Doctrine of inevitable outcomes
- predestinationDivinely predetermined fate
- causalityCause-effect connection
- necessityIndispensable requirement
- inevitabilityQuality of being unavoidable
predetermination · foreordination · hard determinism · mechanism · libertarianism · indeterminism · randomness · quantum mechanics
volition
Capacity for choice
- intentionalityPurposeful action quality
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
consciousness · cognition · reasoning · judgment · motivation · purposefulness · self-direction · discretion · resolve · mental causation
decision
Settled course of action
- preferenceFavored choice among alternatives
- selectionChosen item or items
- alternativesOther available options
options · deliberation · consideration · judgment · discernment · inclination · consent · assent · election · predilection
metaphysics
Philosophy of existence's nature
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- moral responsibilityEthical answerability for actions
- blameAssign responsibility for wrongdoing
praise · desert · punishment · accountability · personhood · dignity · Kant · Hume · Spinoza · Frankfurt
self-determination
Control over one's fate
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
- independenceFreedom from external control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
self-direction · empowerment · self-reliance · individualism · freethinking · nonconformity · emancipation · self-rule · authenticity · self-ownership
predestination
Divinely predetermined fate
- foreknowledgeAwareness of future events
- omniscienceUnlimited knowledge state
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
salvation · sin · moral responsibility · theodicy · Calvinism · original sin · election · reprobation · karma · dharma
fatalism
Doctrine of inevitable outcomes
- predestinationDivinely predetermined fate
- causalityCause-effect connection
- necessityIndispensable requirement
inevitability · predetermination · foreordination · hard determinism · mechanism · libertarianism · indeterminism · randomness · quantum mechanics · manipulation
free-willdeterminism
Doctrine of causal necessity
predestination · fatalism · hard determinism · predetermination · inevitability
free-willpredestination
Divinely predetermined fate
election · Calvinism · divine decree · foreordination · fate
free-willcoercion
Pressured compliance through threats
compulsion · duress · constraint · bondage · force