Buddhism, Free Will, and Punishment: Taking Buddhist Ethics Seriously

Caruso, Gregg D.

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“…These illusions are various presentations of craving that we need to quell if we intend to reach to the path of illumination. Even though, Buddhism is the underpin of moral responsibilities, the interconnection of Buddhism and karma undermines the commitments of Buddhism to the moral responsibilities for our actions (Caruso, 2020).…”

Section: Buddhismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Physical Libertarianism: Redeeming the Illusion of Free Will Back into Reality

Farhadi¹

2022

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The notion of free will seems so intuitive to us that it would be hard, even impossible, to imagine that we live in a world without ever exerting any willpower. This view of reality is not only hindrance to inspiration, it poses a serious threat to our moral and social responsibilities. Nonetheless, many scientific and philosophical schools of thought such as determinism purport free will as a mere illusion. As an attempt to rescue free will put forward by libertarianism, compatibilism or physical indeterminism that either exempts our mind from the universal rules of cause and effect by offering our minds a metaphysical status or substitute free will with random will rooted in the laws of quantum mechanics. This manuscript offers an alternative perspective under a new paradigm of consciousness called physical libertarianism that explicates true free will through the unwavering laws of cause and effect. Based on this paradigm, consciousness is the result of interaction of awareness and decision-making process. By applying awareness to the process of decision-making awareness-based choice selection or true free will is conceived. In return, by assigning the power of decision making to the process of awareness discretionary selection of information for attention or intentional attention is emerged. Through integration of these two mental functions, an independent entity called “I” is formed that differentiates natural intelligence from artificial intelligence. While determinism can aptly describe the world of inanimate objects and artificial intelligence, because of “I,” determinism has no jurisdiction over the realm of natural intelligence.

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Section: Buddhismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Physical Libertarianism: Redeeming the Illusion of Free Will Back into Reality

Farhadi¹

2022

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“…Repetti uses Mele's term “soft‐compatiblism” to describe the free will or “mental freedom” enjoyed by the ārya independent of the truth of causal determinism. Soft‐compatibilism is conceived in response to the “hard incompatibilist” thesis that free will and moral responsibility are inconsistent with both determinism and indeterminism (for Buddhist versions, see Goodman 2016; Caruso 2020). Although Repetti classifies my view regarding what Buddhists can say about free will under the broader category of “semicompatibilism” (section 3.8), I have argued that Buddhists have the resources to account for personal agency, self‐control, and moral responsibility in a way that is neutral with respect to the truth of causal determinism.…”

Section: Buddhist Soft‐compatiblism Dharma‐responsiveness and Sourcmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mental Freedom and Freedom of the Loving Heart: Free Will and Buddhist Meditation

Meyers¹

2020

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In Buddhism, Meditation and Free Will: A Theory of Mental Freedom, Rick Repetti explains how the dynamics of Buddhist meditation can result in a kind of metacognition and metavolitional control that exceeds what is required for free will and defeats the most powerful forms of free will skepticism. This article argues that although the Buddhist path requires and enhances the kind of mental and volitional control Repetti describes, the central dynamic of the path and meditation is better understood as a process of habituation. This not only involves the dis‐identification from mental and emotional content that Repetti discusses—and is commonly emphasized in modern presentations of mindfulness or insight (vipassanā) meditation—but also a transformation of the heart that is effected through the complementary psychological and somatic qualities associated with calm abiding (samatha) and concentration (samādhi) and emphasized in the Pali Nikāyas and commentaries.

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“…The pattern of rehabilitation is an alternative that can be used as a guide in handling cases. Buddhism in understanding these actions prioritizes compassion and compassion (Caruso, 2020). Punishment without compromise is considered not in accordance with the precepts of Buddhism.…”

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Legal Consideration, Death Penalty in the Perspective of Criminal Law and Buddhism in Indonesia

Warsito

Sulaiman

Multiwijaya

2022

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Background: Uncertainty is being raised by Indonesia's discussion of the death penalty. The 2007 Constitutional Court ruling had a beneficial effect on society. The death penalty is being opposed more and more, particularly in European nations. Aim: The research aims to analyze legal consideration, death penalty in the perspective of criminal law and Buddhism in Indonesia. Method: The research makes use of a content analysis of the literature. Comparative law, legal history, legal theory, and legal principles are all included in the normative research. Findings: Buddhism's first and second stanzas of the Tipitaka, Dhammapada, and Danda Vaga Chapter X, p. 57, discuss the idea of punishment: Everyone dreads being punished and everyone dreads dying. One should not kill or commit murder after comparing oneself to others. Everyone values life and is afraid of punishment. One should not kill or commit murder after comparing oneself to others. The Dalai Lama, a well-known international figure, has also said that while life in prison is the best option from a humanitarian standpoint, the death penalty is the hardest punishment.

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Buddhism, Free Will, and Punishment: Taking Buddhist Ethics Seriously

Cited by 4 publications

References 42 publications

Physical Libertarianism: Redeeming the Illusion of Free Will Back into Reality

Physical Libertarianism: Redeeming the Illusion of Free Will Back into Reality

Mental Freedom and Freedom of the Loving Heart: Free Will and Buddhist Meditation

Legal Consideration, Death Penalty in the Perspective of Criminal Law and Buddhism in Indonesia

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