Can Free Will And Determinism Coexist?

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...free will and determinism as being complementary entities is to embrace the notion of compatibilism. Historically speaking, free will and determinism have long represented a paradoxical reality save the handful of philosophers who believed that while one or the other may take precedence in the overall scheme of man's complex behaviors, both can duly coexist within the vast realm of humanity.

"Thus, the commonsense conception of responsibility is that people are responsible for what they do if there are no excusing conditions or credit-eliminating conditions present. Then, if the behave well they merit praise, while if they behave badly they merit blame. And this conception of responsibility, we should note, is fully compatible with behaviors being causally determined" (Rachels, 2004, p. 132).

Critics have long questioned the theory of free will existing within the shadow of determinism. For as long as man has been putting forth contemplative concepts about his place in the scheme of reality, ultimately trying to figure out how and why he exists, the...

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