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Single Idea 3794

[filed under theme 16. Persons / F. Free Will / 2. Sources of Free Will ]

Full Idea

Foreknowledge is what permits control.

Gist of Idea

Foreknowledge permits control

Source

Daniel C. Dennett (Elbow Room: varieties of free will [1984], §3.2)

Book Ref

Dennett,Daniel C.: 'Elbow Room - Free will worth wanting' [MIT 1999], p.54