🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Libero arbitrio

Pronunciation / Transliteration: lee-beh-ro ar-bee-tree-oh

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Free Will/friː wɪl/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il libero arbitrio è un tema centrale nella filosofia."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The power of making choices that are unconstrained by external circumstances or fate.

    "Many philosophers argue that free will is essential for moral responsibility."
  2. 2

    The ability to act at one's own discretion, without being influenced by external forces.

    "She believes that individuals have the free will to shape their own destinies."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'free will' originates from the Old English 'freo' meaning 'free' and 'willan' meaning 'to wish or desire'. It has evolved through Middle English and has been a significant concept in philosophy, particularly in discussions of moral responsibility and determinism since the medieval period.

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