Is the libertarian vision of free will convincing? Discuss critically with reference to relevant philosophers. Free will is a term defining the ability of rational agents to choose a course of action, and it is what we, as humans, are naturally inclined to accept as something we possess. In other words, there is broad consensus among philosophers that we are free agents; we choose to act or not act based on our own independent decision-making methods. But it is a commonly debated topic, and many questions have been asked in response to the debate over free will and determinism – questions such as: Are we mere puppets in the service of a force? decisive? The libertarian view holds that necessary causal laws do not govern human actions. Thus, humans have a real notion of responsibility and freedom. However, contrasting views, such as determinism, argue against this idea, asserting that everything is determined in one way or another. For example, our actions may have been predetermined by a mysterious, transcendent force (i.e. God). In this article, I will examine opinions on libertarianism to determine to what extent it is the most compelling view. In doing so, I will briefly compare libertarianism to its opposite: determinism. First, I will discuss the views of philosophical thinker Robert Kane and how he supports libertarianism through his story of The Garden of Forking Paths. This will be followed by an examination of the deterministic arguments of Pierre Simon de Laplace via the astronomical predictions cited by Newton. Finally, I will turn to the libertarianism of Jean-Paul Sartre to explore the meaning of individuality and how it supports libertarianism. This review will show the importance...... middle of paper...... vast, when they should be reduced to a miniature scale; he claims that someone can use classical mechanics by knowing the position of every atom in the universe in order to know the past and future, but this seems to only take into account the Earth itself, rather than being able to correctly predict everyone's life and actions. individual person. Overall, libertarianism is the most compelling view of free will because it allows for an ordered society (e.g., accountability for one's actions being enforced and thus the moral code is respected in order to avoid chaos ), which is important for human survival, and so it reflects how we already function as a race in almost every culture. Without the libertarian structure, it would be difficult for society as we know it to survive, and libertarianism is therefore essential to understanding free will..