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Zenodo
2026
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19455091 |
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- <p>This paper examines the relationship between <strong>free will</strong> and <strong>the butterfly effect</strong> through an interdisciplinary framework combining sociology, psychoanalysis, and cognitive science.</p> <p>The butterfly effect, <em>originating in chaos theory</em>, highlights the sensitivity of systems to initial conditions, suggesting that small variations in early states may lead to significant differences in later outcomes. This paper explores how this concept can be used as a model for understanding human decision-making.</p> <p>It argues that individual choices are influenced by multiple layers of constraint, including social structures, unconscious processes, and cognitive pattern recognition. Sociological theories emphasize the role of norms, institutions, and habitus, while psychoanalytic perspectives highlight unconscious motivations and early experiences. Cognitive approaches further suggest that reasoning itself is shaped by intuitive biases and pattern recognition.</p> <p>Rather than rejecting free will entirely, the paper proposes a more limited interpretation of human agency, understood as a constrained and context-dependent capacity.</p>