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Introduction to Free Will and Determinism Timeline Game

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About This Challenge

Introducing the game “Timeline Challenge” as a fun and interactive way to explore the concepts of Free Will and Determinism.

  • Players must place events in their correct chronological order.
  • Challenge your understanding of causality and the choices that shape history.
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  • 5th century BCE: Ancient Greek philosophers debate free will vs determinism
  • 5th century CE: St. Augustine writes about free will and predestination
  • 13th century: Thomas Aquinas reconciles free will with divine predestination
  • 17th century: Rene Descartes introduces the concept of dualism and the idea of a non-physical mind
  • 18th century: Immanuel Kant argues for the existence of free will as a necessary postulate of practical reason
  • 19th century: Sigmund Freud introduces the concept of the unconscious and its influence on human behavior
  • early 20th century: Behaviorism becomes a dominant psychological theory, emphasizing determinism and environmental influences on behavior
  • mid 20th century: Jean-Paul Sartre advocates for existentialism and the idea of radical freedom
  • 1971: B.F. Skinner publishes 'Beyond Freedom and Dignity', arguing against the existence of free will
  • 1984: Daniel Dennett publishes 'Elbow Room', defending compatibilism and the existence of free will
  • late 20th century: Neuroscience research begins to explore the neural mechanisms underlying decision-making and free will
  • 1983: Libet experiments suggest that brain activity precedes conscious awareness of decision-making
  • present: Philosophical debates continue on the nature of free will and determinism in the 21st century

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