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=== necessity and constraint === | === necessity and constraint === | ||
* can only be exercised given | * free will can only be exercised given | ||
** absence of necessity | ** absence of necessity | ||
*** necessity = a requirement for something to happen | *** necessity = a requirement for something to happen | ||
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* the idea that events and choices are not determined by outside forces | * the idea that events and choices are not determined by outside forces | ||
=== necessary but | === necessary but insufficiency === | ||
* '''necessary cause''' = a condition that is "necessary" or required to exist for an outcome to ocurr | |||
** but, that cause does not unto itself yield the outcome | |||
* '''sufficient cause''' = a condition without with the outcome would not have happened | |||
** see: Social Studies skills entry for "[[Social Studies skills#Necessary v. sufficient causes|necessary v sufficient causes]]" | |||
== Reconciling free will with determinism == | == Reconciling free will with determinism == | ||