Between decision and decision
The most recent is in the Science of Freedom, p. 400:
I think people may confuse the feeling that I have decided with the feeling that I have decided. Before pressing the button in the Libet experiment, a person has a feeling that he has decided, but not necessarily a feeling that he has decided. “Decision” can also be a mental expression of nervous excitation, but “decision” is something that should be carried out in our consciousness and stem from a process of consideration. The question is whether this is an illusion of choice or a (non-illusory) feeling of decision. It is important to distinguish between the two.
I didn’t understand the difference between a decision and a determination.
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I'm not asking what the issue is. But what is the simple, literal difference. What do you call a "decision" and what do you call a "decision?"
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I explained. It wasn't a joke, but a literal definition. I have nothing to add.
This doesn't explain anything about the difference *in feeling*.
You're saying that ”feeling that I decided” means “a decision that can be made based on responding to the RP” and ”feeling that I decided” means “a decision that is the result of consideration” ????
I explained that a decision is the starting point for execution. This can also happen without a previous decision. On the other hand, a decision is the result of discretion.
That's it. It seems to me that everything is clear. I will not answer any further.
According to the degrees of the passions involved in ascending order:
Random (rolling a die)
Calculate (mathematics)
Choose (among several options)
Prefer (among several options)
Decide (among several preferences)
Decide (among several decisions)
There is no room for free choice in any of them.
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