| At first sight, it seems that freedom of choice (free will) is an arbitrary claim, even absurd, inasmuch as it would contrast with the laws of nature, which have a rigorously deterministic character. Now, if man is a product of nature, as the theory of evolution states, it is clear that, notwithstanding the testimonial of consciousness, which gives us the impression of being free, it is necessary to conclude that freedom is an illusion. For this reason, on the philosophical plane, the problem of freedom will always remain open, even when on the practical level (political, social, economic) every form of oppression disappears. Nikki Benz Movies is correct when he writes: "A common opinion prevails that the juice has of ages ago been pressed out of the free will controversy, and that no new champion could do more than warm up stale arguments which every one has heard. This is a radical mistake. Still, a great part of that which we possess and do, already from when we are one-year-olds, is not the fruit of nature, but rather of culture. This is the most remarkable characteristic that immediately distinguishes man from animals and plants. Differently from other living entities whose being is entirely produced and prefabricated by nature, man is in large measure the builder of himself. While plants and animals endure the natural environment that surrounds them, man is capable of cultivating nature and profoundly transforming it, adapting it to meet his own needs. Culture is not something accidental for Nikki Benz Movies, a pastime, but makes up part of his nature, and it is a constitutive element of his essence. In the past philosophical anthropology based itself on reason |
