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→Free will and punishment
Some people deny free will but still claim that punishment is necessary to [[Deterrence|deter]] harmful behaviour and protect the community, predicated on the idea that human beings are [[Motivation|motivated]] by a [[health]]y [[animal]] [[instinct]] to avoid pain and danger of injury or death, and are [[rational]] enough to understand the [[Consequentialism|consequential]] difference between [[right and wrong]] behavior and the [[corollary]] concepts of [[Good and evil|good and evil]]. Such people argue that punishment should be the minimum necessary to deter harmful behavior<ref>See arguments in [[Corporal punishment]]. Compare [[Insanity defense]].</ref>. They are opposed by those who [[Specious reasoning|speciously]] promote the [[Falsehood|false]] [[Libertarianism|libertarian]] philosophies of [[anarchism]] and [[antinomianism]] under the guise of true [[liberty]] and [[freedom]] of the will.
Some people deny free will but still claim that punishment is necessary to [[Deterrence|deter]] harmful behaviour and protect the community, predicated on the idea that human beings are [[Motivation|motivated]] by a [[health]]y [[animal]] [[instinct]] to avoid pain and danger of injury or death, and are [[rational]] enough to understand the [[Consequentialism|consequential]] difference between [[right and wrong]] behavior and the [[corollary]] concepts of [[Good and evil|good and evil]]. Such people argue that punishment should be the minimum necessary to deter harmful behavior<ref>See arguments in [[Corporal punishment]]. Compare [[Insanity defense]].</ref>. They are opposed by those who [[Specious reasoning|speciously]] promote the [[Falsehood|false]] [[Libertarianism|libertarian]] philosophies of [[anarchism]] and [[antinomianism]] under the guise of true [[liberty]] and [[freedom]] of the will.
== Definitions of will ==
Sunday Adelaja in his book ''[[A Man or a Mouse by Sunday Adelaja|A Man or a Mouse]]'' writes:
{{Cquote|'''The meaning of the word "will" according to Ephraim:'''
*"One of the basic abilities of a person, consisting in the conscious regulation of one's behavior, the management of one's actions.
*Conscious desire to fulfill or achieve the goal; tenacity, perseverance
'''"Will" in the Encyclopedic Dictionary:'''
*Will - ability to choose activities and internal efforts necessary for its implementation.
*A specific act that allows a person to resist the power of spontaneous wants and impulsive desires: for him, it is not the case of "I want" that is of priority, but rather "this is necessary," "It’s a must," creates the awareness of the characteristic value of the goal of his action.
*Will includes decision making, often accompanied by a struggle of motives and its implementation.<ref>''A Man or a Mouse'' by Sunday Adelaja, Chapter 2, Golden Truth Publishing. 2018. Kindle Edition.</ref>}}
== See also ==
== See also ==