Problems of Free Will
Abstract
This is the first of three chapters devoted to questions about human free will from a Jewish perspective. I identify three challenges to belief in free will: divine foreknowledge; divine control of history; and scientific determinism. The Bible ignores problems about free will that philosophers obsess over. This serves as a prelude to chapter 5, which examines a biblical episode that does engage one problem that analytic philosophers have addressed.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Theology and Philosophy of Evil
Free Will and Agency
Medieval and Classical Philosophy
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Cambridge University Press eBooks
- Pages
- 117–124
- Publication date
- 29 January 2026
- Document type
- Book chapter