Application of the Eliminative Method to the Problems of Causality and Free Will Contextual Elimination, Necessity, and the Reinterpretation of Action Spaces
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| contents | <p><span>The problems of causality and free will have largely been addressed within philosophy through two opposing approaches: on one hand, deterministic views arguing that events and actions are determined by necessary cause-effect relationships, and on the other, free will approaches proposing that the individual possesses a capacity for choice independent of these chains. However, both approaches quickly reach their explanatory limits, particularly in complex contexts.</span></p> <p><span>This study aims to offer a different perspective on causality and the determinism-free will problem by employing the eliminative methodology previously developed in the context of theory construction. The conceptual foundations and operational principles of the method have been detailed in a separate work [1]. In this article, the method itself is not revisited; rather, the explanatory power of the resulting framework is tested by applying the same methodological approach to a philosophical problem.</span></p> <p><span>According to the eliminative approach, the emergence of an outcome or action should not be understood as the product of an active choice or a necessary causal chain, but as the <strong>passive visibility</strong> of the structure that remains after alternatives are systematically eliminated under defined contexts. This perspective repositions causality from an ontological necessity to a contextual constraint, and transforms the free will debate from the question "which action was chosen?" to "which actions were not possible due to the context?"</span></p> <p><strong><span>Keywords:</span></strong><span> Eliminative method, causality, free will, determinism, context, methodology</span></p> |
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| spellingShingle | Application of the Eliminative Method to the Problems of Causality and Free Will Contextual Elimination, Necessity, and the Reinterpretation of Action Spaces KUŞÇU, Bülent Eliminative method causality free will determinism context methodology <p><span>The problems of causality and free will have largely been addressed within philosophy through two opposing approaches: on one hand, deterministic views arguing that events and actions are determined by necessary cause-effect relationships, and on the other, free will approaches proposing that the individual possesses a capacity for choice independent of these chains. However, both approaches quickly reach their explanatory limits, particularly in complex contexts.</span></p> <p><span>This study aims to offer a different perspective on causality and the determinism-free will problem by employing the eliminative methodology previously developed in the context of theory construction. The conceptual foundations and operational principles of the method have been detailed in a separate work [1]. In this article, the method itself is not revisited; rather, the explanatory power of the resulting framework is tested by applying the same methodological approach to a philosophical problem.</span></p> <p><span>According to the eliminative approach, the emergence of an outcome or action should not be understood as the product of an active choice or a necessary causal chain, but as the <strong>passive visibility</strong> of the structure that remains after alternatives are systematically eliminated under defined contexts. This perspective repositions causality from an ontological necessity to a contextual constraint, and transforms the free will debate from the question "which action was chosen?" to "which actions were not possible due to the context?"</span></p> <p><strong><span>Keywords:</span></strong><span> Eliminative method, causality, free will, determinism, context, methodology</span></p> |
| title | Application of the Eliminative Method to the Problems of Causality and Free Will Contextual Elimination, Necessity, and the Reinterpretation of Action Spaces |
| topic | Eliminative method causality free will determinism context methodology |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18040044 |