freewill
Voluntary decision capacity
Freewill as one word is an adjective meaning voluntary or given without obligation: a freewill offering, a freewill donation.
It emphasizes that something is done by choice rather than compulsion.
The philosophical concept of acting by one's own volition is typically written as two words: free will.
Settled course of action
- optionAvailable course of action
- selectionChosen item or items
- preferenceFavored choice among alternatives
- alternativesOther available options
deliberation · discretion · judgment · evaluation · consideration · dilemma · election · verdict
Doctrine of causal necessity
- libertarianismMinimal-government political philosophy
- indeterminismDoctrine allowing genuine randomness
- fatalismDoctrine of inevitable outcomes
- predestinationDivinely predetermined fate
metaphysics · causality · theodicy · Sartre · Kant · Spinoza · Hume · Schopenhauer
Control over one's fate
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
- proactivityTendency to anticipate needs
self-direction · self-governance · self-reliance · self-control · assertiveness · decision-making · self-management · individualism
Release from legal bondage
- liberationRelease from constraint
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- unshackledReleased from restraints
- unfetteredFree from restriction
deliverance · release · manumission · enfranchisement · disenthrallment · extrication · unrestraint · noninterference
Obligation for one's actions
- culpabilityDeserving blame for wrongdoing
- answerabilityObligation to explain oneself
- blameAssign responsibility for wrongdoing
- consequencesResults of actions taken
obligation · guilt · judgment · ethics · morality · desert · praise · punishment
Planned purpose
- intentionPlanned purpose for acting
- purposefulnessHaving deliberate intent
- premeditationAdvance planning of action
- deliberatenessCareful intention in action
intentionality · desire · motivation · inclination · aspiration · resolve · purpose · conviction
decision
Settled course of action
- optionAvailable course of action
- selectionChosen item or items
- preferenceFavored choice among alternatives
alternatives · deliberation · discretion · judgment · evaluation · consideration · dilemma · election · verdict · conclusion
determinism
Doctrine of causal necessity
- libertarianismMinimal-government political philosophy
- indeterminismDoctrine allowing genuine randomness
- fatalismDoctrine of inevitable outcomes
predestination · metaphysics · causality · theodicy · Sartre · Kant · Spinoza · Hume · Schopenhauer · Leibniz
self-determination
Control over one's fate
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
proactivity · self-direction · self-governance · self-reliance · self-control · assertiveness · decision-making · self-management · individualism · action
emancipation
Release from legal bondage
- liberationRelease from constraint
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- unshackledReleased from restraints
unfettered · deliverance · release · manumission · enfranchisement · disenthrallment · extrication · unrestraint · noninterference · uncoerced
accountability
Obligation for one's actions
- culpabilityDeserving blame for wrongdoing
- answerabilityObligation to explain oneself
- blameAssign responsibility for wrongdoing
consequences · obligation · guilt · judgment · ethics · morality · desert · praise · punishment · blameworthiness
intent
Planned purpose
- intentionPlanned purpose for acting
- purposefulnessHaving deliberate intent
- premeditationAdvance planning of action
deliberateness · intentionality · desire · motivation · inclination · aspiration · resolve · purpose · conviction
freewillcoercion
Pressured compliance through threats
compulsion · forced · coerced · involuntary · compulsory
freewillpredestination
Divinely predetermined fate
determinism · fatalism · fate · predetermination · hard determinism
freewillcompulsory
Required, not optional
coerced · forced · mandatory · required · obligatory
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