Table of Compatibilisms
The important question for Compatibilists is "Which Determinism is it that you think is compatible with Free Will?"
Here is a table of some philosophers or scientists, their positions (Free Will, Compatible, or Determined) and their views on specific determinisms.
|
|
Position
|
God
|
Causal
|
Logical
|
Physical
|
Other
|
| Democritus
|
Determined
|
|
affirm
|
|
affirm
|
|
| Aristotle
|
Free Will
|
|
deny
|
|
deny
|
|
| Epicurus
|
Free Will
|
deny
|
deny
|
|
deny
|
|
| Lucretius
|
Free Will
|
deny
|
deny
|
|
deny
|
|
| Cicero
|
Free Will
|
deny
|
deny
|
|
deny
|
|
| Augustine
|
Compatibile
|
affirm
|
affirm
|
deny
|
|
|
| Aquinas
|
Compatibile
|
affirm
|
affirm
|
deny
|
|
|
| Duns Scotus
|
Compatibile
|
affirm
|
deny
|
deny
|
|
|
| Erasmus
|
Compatibile
|
affirm
|
deny
|
deny
|
|
|
| Luther
|
Compatibile
|
affirm
|
affirm
|
affirm
|
|
|
| Hobbes
|
Compatible
|
|
affirm
|
|
affirm
|
|
| Bramhall
|
Compatible
|
|
deny
|
|
deny
|
|
| Descartes
|
Compatible
|
affirm
|
deny
|
|
deny
|
|
| Leibniz
|
Compatible
|
affirm
|
affirm
|
|
deny
|
|
| Locke
|
Compatible
|
|
affirm
|
|
affirm
|
|
| Berkeley
|
Compatible
|
affirm
|
affirm
|
|
affirm
|
|
| Hume
|
Compatible
|
deny
|
affirm
|
|
affirm
|
|
| Kant
|
Compatible
|
affirm
|
affirm
|
affirm
|
affirm
|
|
| Peirce
|
Compatible
|
|
deny
|
deny
|
affirm
|
|
| Russell
|
Determined
|
deny?
|
affirm
|
affirm
|
affirm
|
|
| Planck
|
Determined
|
|
affirm
|
affirm
|
affirm
|
|
| Poincaré
|
Determined
|
|
affirm
|
affirm
|
affirm
|
|
| James
|
Free Will
|
|
deny
|
deny
|
deny
|
|
| Heisenberg
|
Compatible
|
|
affirm
|
deny
|
deny
|
|
| Bohr
|
Compatible
|
|
affirm
|
deny
|
deny
|
|
| Einstein
|
Determined
|
affirm
|
affirm
|
affirm
|
affirm
|
|
| Schrödinger
|
Determined
|
|
affirm
|
affirm
|
affirm
|
|
| Eddington
|
Free Will
|
|
deny
|
deny
|
deny
|
|
| Cassirer
|
Compatible
|
|
affirm
|
affirm
|
affirm
|
|
| Popper
|
Compatible
|
|
affirm
|
affirm
|
affirm
|
|
| Eccles
|
Compatible
|
|
affirm
|
affirm
|
affirm
|
|
| Sartre
|
Free Will
|
deny
|
deny
|
|
deny
|
|
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