Gearchiveerd.pdf

Jonathan Edwards' "Freedom of the Will" is a philosophical inquiry into the modern notions of freedom of the will, moral agency, virtue, vice, reward, punishment, praise, and blame. The book is divided into four parts, examining the nature of the will, the freedom of will, the kind of liberty of will necessary for moral agency, and the main reasons for the Arminian view. Edwards argues against the Arminian notion of liberty of will, which he believes is inconsistent and irrelevant, and instead posits that moral necessity and inability are consistent with blameworthiness and virtue. He also discusses the relationship between the will and motives, the influence of God's foreknowledge, and the nature of moral agency. Throughout the book, Edwards critiques various philosophical and theological perspectives, including those of the Arminians, and presents his own views on the nature of freedom, morality, and the human will.