free will
ability of agents to be the ultimate source or originator of their choices, free from external determination
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free will
Summary
free will is a philosophical concept[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of philosophical_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,420 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- free will's instance of is recorded as philosophical concept[3].
- free will's instance of is recorded as religious concept[4].
- free will's Commons category is recorded as Free will[5].
- free will's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Free will[6].
- free will's facet of is recorded as will[7].
- free will's described by source is recorded as The Catholic Encyclopedia[8].
- free will's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
- free will's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
- free will's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11].
- free will's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[12].
- free will's described by source is recorded as Free Will[13].
- free will's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/tags/free-will[14].
- free will's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/free-will[15].
- free will's has characteristic is recorded as liberty[16].
- free will's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[17].
- free will's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[18].
- free will's does not have characteristic is recorded as limitation[19].
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Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include philosophical concept[3] and religious concept[4].
Cultural Significance
Things named for free will include it theorem[20], a theorem[21].
Why It Matters
free will ranks in the top 5% of philosophical_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,420 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]
Entities named for it include it theorem[20], a theorem[21].