William James Quotes:
Ocupation: Philosopher
Life: January 11, 1842 - August 26, 1910
Birthday: January 11
Death: August 26
Old-fashioned determinism was what we may call hard determinism. It did not shrink from such words as fatality, bondage of the will, necessitation, and the like. Nowadays, we have a soft determinism which abhors harsh words, and, repudiating fatality, necessity, and even predetermination, says that its real name is freedom; for freedom is only necessity understood, and bondage to the highest is identical with true freedom.
topic: Freedom, Real, Names, Shrinks, True Freedom, Harsh Words
