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Is there free will? Spiritual-philosophical exploration of the polarity between freedom and cosmic order. Philosophical conversations with Jochen Kirchhoff and Uli Fischer / Episode 11. Synopsis: Freedom and cosmic order What is the essence and meaning of human freedom? What is freedom - centrally as spiritual-moral freedom, i.e. as freedom of will and freedom of choice, not primarily as political and material freedom? Attempt at a definition (self-determination in the broad sense). See also the chapter "The problem of freedom" in the Schelling monograph by Jochen Kirchhoff, p. 111 ff Freedom in the philosophical reflection of the West. in Leibniz, Spinoza, Kant, Schelling, Schopenhauer The question of freedom (of man) is a question that runs through the entire history of philosophy. Freedom and chance. In connection with natural science (quantum theory, evolutionary theory) and the assertion of chance as a principle of development, freedom and determinism (in the mechanistic sense of the causal-mechanical explanation of the world). Two extremes in the ideas: Assumption of complete freedom (of will and action) – individualism Assumption of complete determinism of the will, see neurobiology For clarification: What is causality? What does ‘cause’ mean “nihil est sine causa” (“nothing without a cause”) How can freedom be ‘saved’ here? Freedom and necessity Freedom as insight into the/which necessity? Karma, karmic necessity, karmic causality and the question of freedom What about the scope for freedom? How big or small is it? Freedom and identity, understood as being myself To what extent am I responsible for myself in the way I am? Does freedom lie in the fact that I could have been someone other than who I actually am? Questions that Schopenhauer and Schelling raise with all their consistency Freedom in connection with rebirth/reincarnation The scope for decision-making obviously becomes smaller and smaller over the course of incarnations, even though it is basically always there. Freedom and the riddle of evil, of chaos. Freedom of choice for or against the cosmic order Interview with Jochen Kirchhoff, January 14, 2018 (5778). Thumbnail: Private photo, 2018. #jochenkirchhoff #freewill #philosophy