Fate vs. Free Will Oedipus was a king that was torn between free will and the destiny of the gods. Even though fate seemed to control Oedipus’ life, he did still have a free will. The story was based on whether free will or fates were influencing the characters’ lives. Both fate and free will …
Fate and free will are two opposing yet connected ideas that play a large role in Oedipus Rex. Fate is the idea in which one’s destiny is predetermined and unchangeable; free will is an opposing concept in which one has the freedom to choose and decide one’s own fate. It seems that fate and free …
In the movie, The Adjustment Bureau, based on the book by Philip K. Dick, two strangers find themselves drawn together by the will of the universe. Others may refer to that as simple fate. I was surprised and then won over by The Adjustment Bureau, with its deep themes about our existence, free will and …
The debate on free will is a very deep issue that cannot be answered simply. Each person must come to his or her own conclusions based on a mixture of several factors: understanding the proposed question, studying religious beliefs, doctrines and materials, and simply drawing from life experience. In my opinion, Erasmus had a better …
One of the greatest philosophical and scholarly debates since the age of Enlightenment is the argument over whether human free will actually exists, or is it just an optimistic illusion. This deliberation has been the subject and driving force of multiple tragedies, perhaps most famously Sophocles’ Oedipus Rexes and William Shakespearean Hamlet and Macbeth. These …
