Determinism and Free Will New Insights from Physics, Philosophy, and
In this small book, theoretical physicist Gerard 't Hooft (Nobel prize 1999), philosopher Emanuele Severino (Lincei Academician), and theologian Piero Coda (Pontifical Lateran University) confront one another on a topic that lies at the roots of quantum m
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terminism and Free Will New Insights from Physics, Philosophy, and Theology
Determinism and Free Will
Fabio Scardigli · Gerard ’t Hooft Emanuele Severino · Piero Coda
Determinism and Free Will New Insights from Physics, Philosophy, and Theology
Fabio Scardigli Department of Mathematics Politecnico of Milano Milano, Italy
Gerard ’t Hooft Institute for Theoretical Physics Utrecht University Utrecht, The Netherlands
Emanuele Severino Brescia, Italy
Piero Coda Istituto Universitario Sophia Firenze, Italy
ISBN 978-3-030-05504-2 ISBN 978-3-030-05505-9 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05505-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018965905 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Contents
Introduction 1 Fabio Scardigli Bibliography 19 Free Will in the Theory of Everything 21 Gerard ’t Hooft Theories of Everything 22 God’s Assignment 26 Demands and Rules 28 Free Will 36 Quantum Mechanics 39 Bell’s Theorem 41 Conclusion 46 References 47 Phenomenology, Freedom, Causality, and the Origin of Western Civilization 49 Emanuele Severino Bibliography 77 v
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Grace, Freedom, Relation 79 Piero Coda A Methodological Premise 80 If Truly “Everything Is Grace” 83 Freedom, the Only True Place for the Encounter Between God and Humankind 93 Relation as the Truth of Being 104 Conclusion: Return to the Premise 110 Bibliography 118
Introduction
This book is a collection of three essays, written by theoretical physicist Gerard ’t Hooft, philosopher Emanuele Severino, and theologian Piero Coda, and inspired by the talks the three authors made as keynote speakers at the conference “Determinism and Free Will”, held at the Cariplo Foundation C
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