Wittgenstein on the “Alien Will”: A Study of Compatibilism and Divine Influence
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| Rok publikování | 2024 |
| Druh | Článek v odborném periodiku |
| Časopis / Zdroj | Religions |
| Fakulta / Pracoviště MU | |
| Citace | |
| www | https://www.mdpi.com/3100598 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel15121567 |
| Klíčová slova | Wittgenstein; alien will; God; happiness; modality; pre-emptive compatibilism |
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| Popis | In this article, I delve into Wittgenstein’s early manuscripts to examine the idea of an “alien will”, which may have been inspired by Schopenhauer and Weininger. By contrast with other interpre-tations, I treat this notion not as a metaphor but as the fundamental idea that the world is inde-pendent of an individual’s will and appears instead to be influenced by a quasi-divine, alien will. This alien will, distinct from personal will, could either coincide or conflict with an individual subject’s will, affecting their happiness. I argue that this (dis)agreement involves the modal prop-erties of objects rather than being a matter of factual consistency. Ultimately, I position Wittgen-stein’s views as a form of pre-emptive compatibilism, according to which divine will shapes hu-man conditions without compromising free will. This contributes a significant perspective to de-bates in the philosophy of religion. |