Do We Have Free Will or Are We Predetermined?

The question of whether we are fundamentally free or determined in our thoughts and actions has been in the middle of philosophical debate for many centuries. This is our take on the subject. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/dehm5 Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox: https://t.ly/rhId4 FURTHER READING “The history of philosophy has been dominated by competing arguments around the ideas of Free Will and Determinism. Simply stated, the issue hangs on whether human beings should be thought of as fundamentally free to choose their actions and mould their lives – or whether they should be deemed as being at heart determined by forces beyond their control, be they fate, biology, politics or class…” You can read more on this and other subjects here: https://goo.gl/gT4K7w MORE SCHOOL OF LIFE Watch more films on SELF in our playlist: http://bit.ly/TSOLself SOCIAL MEDIA Feel free to follow us at the links below: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theschooloflifelondon/ X: https://twitter.com/TheSchoolOfLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theschooloflifelondon/ CREDITS Produced in collaboration with: Rachel Lillie http://www.rachel-lillie.co.uk/ #TheSchoolOfLife Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices