Yu. V. Kannabikh. On the question of free will. (Questions of Philosophy and Psychology 1907 March-April)

Abstract

Despite the fact that all world processes are subject to the law of causality, people recognize themselves as free in their volitional decisions. The author analyzes this peculiar feeling of freedom, considering it an introspective illusion and, in support of his thought, refers to hypnotic experiments and psychiatric observations. Under superficial hypnosis, the freedom of will is limited, but the freedom of choice remains.

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