The problem of free choice is in essence a fundamental question of whether we have the ability to make choices or not? Though the answer may seem simple at first glance, the answer is much more complicated than it may intuitively seem. To support this claim, although this problem can be traced back to the Greek and Roman era, today it remains in virtually the same state as it did back then, and is still …
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…matter of time before he makes such discoveries, but as A.J Ayer states "until those discoveries have been made, this remains only a pious hope" (Ayer, 403). Works Cited Brook, Andrew, and Robert J. Stainton. Knowledge and Mind: A Philosophical Introduction. MIT Press, 2000. Ayer, A.J. Freedom and Necessity. (1954) Philosophical Essays. New York: St. Martin's Press. Reprinted in S.A. Cahn, Philosophy for the 21th Century: A Comprehensive Reader, 401-406. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003.