,EPILOGUE #b1 ,*APT] #a #ahfiahfi ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY ,TEXT 3 ,?US \R CONCEPTION ( FREE WILL & 9EVITABILITY GRADUALLY DIM9I%ES OR 9CREASES ACCORD+ TO ! GREAT] OR LESS] CONNECTION ) ! EXT]NAL WORLD1 ! GREAT] OR LESS] REMOT5ESS ( TIME1 & ! GREAT] OR LESS] DEP5D5CE ON ! CAUSES 9 RELATION TO :I* WE CONTEMPLATE A MAN'S LIFE4 ,SO ?AT IF WE EXAM9E ! CASE ( A MAN :OSE CONNECTION ) ! EXT]NAL WORLD IS WELL KN[N1 :]E ! TIME BETWE5 ! ACTION & ITS EXAM9ATION IS GREAT1 & :]E ! CAUSES ( ! ACTION >E MO/ ACCESSIBLE1 WE GET ! CONCEPTION ( A MAXIMUM ( 9EVITABILITY & A M9IMUM ( FREE WILL4 ,IF WE EXAM9E A MAN LITTLE DEP5D5T ON EXT]NAL CONDITIONS1 :OSE ACTION WAS P]=M$ V]Y REC5TLY1 & ! CAUSES ( :OSE ACTION >E BEYOND \R K51 WE GET ! CONCEPTION ( A M9IMUM ( 9EVITABILITY & A MAXIMUM ( FRE$OM4 ,9 NEI!R CASE--H[EV] WE MAY *ANGE \R PO9T ( VIEW1 H[EV] PLA9 WE MAY MAKE TO \RSELVES ! CONNECTION BETWE5 ! MAN & ! EXT]NAL WORLD1 H[EV] 9ACCESSIBLE IT MAY BE TO US1 H[EV] LONG OR %ORT ! P]IOD ( TIME1 H[EV] 9TELLIGIBLE OR 9COMPREH5SIBLE ! CAUSES ( ! ACTION MAY BE--CAN WE EV] CONCEIVE EI!R COMPLETE FRE$OM OR COMPLETE NECESSITY4 7#a7 ,TO :ATEV] DEGREE WE MAY IMAG9E A MAN TO BE EXEMPT FROM ! 9FLU5CE ( ! EXT]NAL WORLD1 WE NEV] GET A CONCEPTION ( FRE$OM 9 SPACE4 ,EV]Y HUMAN ACTION IS 9EVITABLY CONDITION$ BY :AT SURR\NDS HIM & BY HIS [N BODY4 ,I LIFT MY >M & LET IT FALL4 ,MY ACTION SEEMS TO ME FREE2 BUT ASK+ MYSELF :E!R ,I C\LD RAISE MY >M 9 EV]Y DIRECTION1 ,I SEE ?AT ,I RAIS$ IT 9 ! DIRECTION 9 :I* !RE WAS LEA/ OB/RUCTION TO ?AT ACTION EI!R FROM ?+S >\ND ME OR FROM ! CON/RUCTION ( MY [N BODY4 ,I *OSE ONE \T ( ALL ! POSSIBLE DIRECTIONS BECAUSE 9 IT !RE W]E FEWE/ OB/ACLES4 ,= MY ACTION TO BE FREE IT WAS NECESS>Y ?AT IT %\LD 5C\NT] NO OB/ACLES4 ,TO CONCEIVE ( A MAN BE+ FREE WE MU/ IMAG9E HIM \TSIDE SPACE1 :I* IS EVID5TLY IMPOSSIBLE4 7#b7 ,H[EV] MU* WE APPROXIMATE ! TIME ( JUDGM5T TO ! TIME ( ! DE$1 WE NEV] GET A CONCEPTION ( FRE$OM 9 TIME4 ,= IF ,I EXAM9E AN ACTION COMMITT$ A SECOND AGO ,I MU/ /ILL RECOGNIZE IT AS NOT BE+ FREE1 = IT IS IRREVOCABLY L9K$ TO ! MOM5T AT :I* IT WAS COMMITT$4 ,CAN ,I LIFT MY >M8 ,I LIFT IT1 BUT ASK MYSELF3 C\LD ,I HAVE AB/A9$ FROM LIFT+ MY >M AT ! MOM5T ?AT HAS ALREADY PASS$8 ,TO CONV9CE MYSELF ( ?IS ,I DO NOT LIFT IT ! NEXT MOM5T4 ,BUT ,I AM NOT N[ AB/A9+ FROM DO+ SO AT ! FIR/ MOM5T :5 ,I ASK$ ! QUE/ION4 ,TIME HAS GONE BY :I* ,I C\LD NOT DETA91 ! >M ,I !N LIFT$ IS NO LONG] ! SAME AS ! >M ,I N[ REFRA9 FROM LIFT+1 NOR IS ! AIR 9 :I* ,I LIFT$ IT ! SAME ?AT N[ SURR\NDS ME4 ,! MOM5T 9 :I* ! FIR/ MOVEM5T WAS MADE IS IRREVOCABLE1 & AT ?AT MOM5T ,I C\LD MAKE ONLY ONE MOVEM5T1 & :ATEV] MOVEM5T ,I MADE W\LD BE ! ONLY ONE4 ,?AT ,I DID NOT LIFT MY >M A MOM5T LAT] DOES NOT PROVE ?AT ,I C\LD HAVE AB/A9$ FROM LIFT+ IT !N4 ,& S9CE ,I C\LD MAKE ONLY ONE MOVEM5T AT ?AT S+LE MOM5T ( TIME1 IT C\LD NOT HAVE BE5 ANY O!R4 ,TO IMAG9E IT AS FREE1 IT IS NECESS>Y TO IMAG9E IT 9 ! PRES5T1 ON ! B\ND>Y BETWE5 ! PA/ & ! FUTURE--?AT IS1 \TSIDE TIME1 :I* IS IMPOSSIBLE4 7#c7 ,H[EV] MU* ! DIFFICULTY ( UND]/&+ ! CAUSES MAY BE 9CREAS$1 WE NEV] REA* A CONCEPTION ( COMPLETE FRE$OM1 ?AT IS1 AN ABS5CE ( CAUSE4 ,H[EV] 9ACCESSIBLE TO US MAY BE ! CAUSE ( ! EXPRESSION ( WILL 9 ANY ACTION1 \R [N OR ANO!R'S1 ! FIR/ DEM& ( REASON IS ! ASSUMPTION ( & SE>* = A CAUSE1 = )\T A CAUSE NO PH5OM5ON IS CONCEIVABLE4 ,I RAISE MY >M TO P]=M AN ACTION 9DEP5D5TLY ( ANY CAUSE1 BUT MY WI% TO P]=M AN ACTION )\T A CAUSE IS ! CAUSE ( MY ACTION4 ,BUT EV5 IF--IMAG9+ A MAN QUITE EXEMPT FROM ALL 9FLU5CES1 EXAM9+ ONLY HIS MOM5T>Y ACTION 9 ! PRES5T1 UNEVOK$ BY ANY CAUSE--WE W]E TO ADMIT SO 9F9ITELY SMALL A REMA9D] ( 9EVITABILITY AS EQUAL$ Z]O1 WE %\LD EV5 !N NOT HAVE >RIV$ AT ! CONCEPTION ( COMPLETE FRE$OM 9 MAN1 = A BE+ UN9FLU5C$ BY ! EXT]NAL WORLD1 /&+ \TSIDE ( TIME & 9DEP5D5T ( CAUSE1 IS NO LONG] A MAN4 ,9 ! SAME WAY WE CAN NEV] IMAG9E ! ACTION ( A MAN QUITE DEVOID ( FRE$OM & 5TIRELY SUBJECT TO ! LAW ( 9EVITABILITY4 7#a7 ,H[EV] WE MAY 9CREASE \R KN[L$GE ( ! CONDITIONS ( SPACE 9 :I* MAN IS SITUAT$1 ?AT KN[L$GE CAN NEV] BE COMPLETE1 = ! NUMB] ( ?OSE CONDITIONS IS AS 9F9ITE AS ! 9F9ITY ( SPACE4 ,& !RE=E SO LONG AS NOT ALL ! CONDITIONS 9FLU5C+ M5 >E DEF9$1 !RE IS NO COMPLETE 9EVITABILITY BUT A C]TA9 MEASURE ( FRE$OM REMA9S4 7#b7 ,H[EV] WE MAY PROLONG ! P]IOD ( TIME BETWE5 ! ACTION WE >E EXAM9+ & ! JUDGM5T UPON IT1 ?AT P]IOD WILL BE F9ITE1 :ILE TIME IS 9F9ITE1 & SO 9 ?IS RESPECT TOO !RE CAN NEV] BE ABSOLUTE 9EVITABILITY4 7#c7 ,H[EV] ACCESSIBLE MAY BE ! *A9 ( CAUSATION ( ANY ACTION1 WE %ALL NEV] KN[ ! :OLE *A9 S9CE IT IS 5DLESS1 & SO AGA9 WE NEV] REA* ABSOLUTE 9EVITABILITY4 ,BUT BESIDES ?IS1 EV5 IF1 ADMITT+ ! REMA9+ M9IMUM ( FRE$OM TO EQUAL Z]O1 WE ASSUM$ 9 SOME GIV5 CASE--AS = 9/ANCE 9 ?AT ( A DY+ MAN1 AN UNBORN BABE1 OR AN IDIOT--COMPLETE ABS5CE ( FRE$OM1 BY SO DO+ WE %\LD DE/ROY ! V]Y CONCEPTION ( MAN 9 ! CASE WE >E EXAM9+1 = AS SOON AS !RE IS NO FRE$OM !RE IS ALSO NO MAN4 ,& SO ! CONCEPTION ( ! ACTION ( A MAN SUBJECT SOLELY TO ! LAW ( 9EVITABILITY )\T ANY ELEM5T ( FRE$OM IS JU/ AS IMPOSSIBLE AS ! CONCEPTION ( A MAN'S COMPLETELY FREE ACTION4 ,& SO TO IMAG9E ! ACTION ( A MAN 5TIRELY SUBJECT TO ! LAW ( 9EVITABILITY )\T ANY FRE$OM1 WE MU/ ASSUME ! KN[L$GE ( AN 9F9ITE NUMB] ( SPACE RELATIONS1 AN 9F9ITELY LONG P]IOD ( TIME1 & AN 9F9ITE S]IES ( CAUSES4 ,TO IMAG9E A MAN P]FECTLY FREE & NOT SUBJECT TO ! LAW ( 9EVITABILITY1 WE MU/ IMAG9E HIM ALL ALONE1 BEYOND SPACE1 BEYOND TIME1 & FREE FROM DEP5D5CE ON CAUSE4 ,9 ! FIR/ CASE1 IF 9EVITABILITY W]E POSSIBLE )\T FRE$OM WE %\LD HAVE REA*$ A DEF9ITION ( 9EVITABILITY BY ! LAWS ( 9EVITABILITY ITSELF1 ?AT IS1 A M]E =M )\T CONT5T4 ,9 ! SECOND CASE1 IF FRE$OM W]E POSSIBLE )\T 9EVITABILITY WE %\LD HAVE >RIV$ AT UNCONDITION$ FRE$OM BEYOND SPACE1 TIME1 & CAUSE1 :I* BY ! FACT ( ITS BE+ UNCONDITION$ & UNLIMIT$ W\LD BE NO?+1 OR M]E CONT5T )\T =M4 ,WE %\LD 9 FACT HAVE REA*$ ?OSE TWO FUNDAM5TALS ( :I* MAN'S :OLE \TLOOK ON ! UNIV]SE IS CON/RUCT$--! 9COMPREH5SIBLE ESS5CE ( LIFE1 & ! LAWS DEF9+ ?AT ESS5CE4 ,REASON SAYS3 7#a7 SPACE ) ALL ! =MS ( MATT] ?AT GIVE IT VISIBILITY IS 9F9ITE1 & CANNOT BE IMAG9$ O!RWISE4 7#b7 ,TIME IS 9F9ITE MOTION )\T A MOM5T ( RE/ & IS UN?9KABLE O!RWISE4 7#c7 ,! CONNECTION BETWE5 CAUSE & EFFECT HAS NO BEG9N+ & CAN HAVE NO 5D4 ,CONSCI\SNESS SAYS3 7#a7 ,I ALONE AM1 & ALL ?AT EXI/S IS BUT ME1 CONSEQU5TLY ,I 9CLUDE SPACE4 7#b7 ,I MEASURE FL[+ TIME BY ! FIX$ MOM5T ( ! PRES5T 9 :I* ALONE ,I AM CONSCI\S ( MYSELF AS LIV+1 CONSEQU5TLY ,I AM \TSIDE TIME4 7#c7 ,I AM BEYOND CAUSE1 = ,I FEEL MYSELF TO BE ! CAUSE ( EV]Y MANIFE/ATION ( MY LIFE4 ,REASON GIVES EXPRESSION TO ! LAWS ( 9EVITABILITY4 ,CONSCI\SNESS GIVES EXPRESSION TO ! ESS5CE ( FRE$OM4 ,FRE$OM NOT LIMIT$ BY ANY?+ IS ! ESS5CE ( LIFE1 9 MAN'S CONSCI\SNESS4 ,9EVITABILITY )\T CONT5T IS MAN'S REASON 9 ITS ?REE =MS4 ,FRE$OM IS ! ?+ EXAM9$4 ,9EVITABILITY IS :AT EXAM9ES4 ,FRE$OM IS ! CONT5T4 ,9EVITABILITY IS ! =M4 ,ONLY BY SEP>AT+ ! TWO S\RCES ( COGNITION1 RELAT$ TO ONE ANO!R AS =M TO CONT5T1 DO WE GET ! MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE & SEP>ATELY 9COMPREH5SIBLE CONCEPTIONS ( FRE$OM & 9EVITABILITY4 ,ONLY BY UNIT+ !M DO WE GET A CLE> CONCEPTION ( MAN'S LIFE4 ,AP>T FROM !SE TWO CONCEPTS :I* 9 !IR UNION MUTUALLY DEF9E ONE ANO!R AS =M & CONT5T1 NO CONCEPTION ( LIFE IS POSSIBLE4 ,ALL ?AT WE KN[ ( ! LIFE ( MAN IS M]ELY A C]TA9 RELATION ( FREE WILL TO 9EVITABILITY1 ?AT IS1 ( CONSCI\SNESS TO ! LAWS ( REASON4 ,ALL ?AT WE KN[ ( ! EXT]NAL WORLD ( NATURE IS ONLY A C]TA9 RELATION ( ! =CES ( NATURE TO 9EVITABILITY1 OR ( ! ESS5CE ( LIFE TO ! LAWS ( REASON4 ,! GREAT NATURAL =CES LIE \TSIDE US & WE >E NOT CONSCI\S ( !M2 WE CALL ?OSE =CES GRAVITATION1 9]TIA1 ELECTRICITY1 ANIMAL =CE1 & SO ON1 BUT WE >E CONSCI\S ( ! =CE ( LIFE 9 MAN & WE CALL ?AT FRE$OM4 ,BUT JU/ AS ! =CE ( GRAVITATION1 9COMPREH5SIBLE 9 ITSELF BUT FELT BY EV]Y MAN1 IS UND]/OOD BY US ONLY TO ! EXT5T TO :I* WE KN[ ! LAWS ( 9EVITABILITY TO :I* IT IS SUBJECT 7FROM ! FIR/ KN[L$GE ?AT ALL BODIES HAVE WEI AS WE KN[ ! LAWS ( 9EVITABILITY TO :I* IT IS SUBJECT 7FROM ! FACT ?AT EV]Y MAN DIES1 UP TO ! KN[L$GE ( ! MO/ COMPLEX ECONOMIC & HI/ORIC LAWS74 ,ALL KN[L$GE IS M]ELY A BR++ ( ?IS ESS5CE ( LIFE UND] ! LAWS ( REASON4 ,MAN'S FREE WILL DIFF]S FROM EV]Y O!R =CE 9 ?AT MAN IS DIRECTLY CONSCI\S ( IT1 BUT 9 ! EYES ( REASON IT 9 NO WAY DIFF]S FROM ANY O!R =CE4 ,! =CES ( GRAVITATION1 ELECTRICITY1 OR *EMICAL AFF9ITY >E ONLY DI/+UI%$ FROM ONE ANO!R 9 ?AT !Y >E DIFF]5TLY DEF9$ BY REASON4 ,JU/ SO ! =CE ( MAN'S FREE WILL IS DI/+UI%$ BY REASON FROM ! O!R =CES ( NATURE ONLY BY ! DEF9ITION REASON GIVES IT4 ,FRE$OM1 AP>T FROM NECESSITY1 ?AT IS1 AP>T FROM ! LAWS ( REASON ?AT DEF9E IT1 DIFF]S 9 NO WAY FROM GRAVITATION1 OR HEAT1 OR ! =CE ?AT MAKES ?+S GR[2 = REASON1 IT IS ONLY A MOM5T>Y UNDEF9ABLE S5SATION ( LIFE4 ,& AS ! UNDEF9ABLE ESS5CE ( ! =CE MOV+ ! HEAV5LY BODIES1 ! UNDEF9ABLE ESS5CE ( ! =CES ( HEAT & ELECTRICITY1 OR ( *EMICAL AFF9ITY1 OR ( ! VITAL =CE1 =MS ! CONT5T ( A/RONOMY1 PHYSICS1 *EMI/RY1 BOTANY1 ZOOLOGY1 & SO ON1 JU/ 9 ! SAME WAY DOES ! =CE ( FREE WILL =M ! CONT5T ( HI/ORY4 ,BUT JU/ AS ! SUBJECT ( EV]Y SCI5CE IS ! MANIFE/ATION ( ?IS UNKN[N ESS5CE ( LIFE :ILE ?AT ESS5CE ITSELF CAN ONLY BE ! SUBJECT ( METAPHYSICS1 EV5 ! MANIFE/ATION ( ! =CE ( FREE WILL 9 HUMAN BE+S 9 SPACE1 9 TIME1 & 9 DEP5D5CE ON CAUSE =MS ! SUBJECT ( HI/ORY1 :ILE FREE WILL ITSELF IS ! SUBJECT ( METAPHYSICS4 ,9 ! EXP]IM5TAL SCI5CES :AT WE KN[ WE CALL ! LAWS ( 9EVITABILITY1 :AT IS UNKN[N TO US WE CALL VITAL =CE4 ,VITAL =CE IS ONLY AN EXPRESSION = ! UNKN[N REMA9D] OV] & ABOVE :AT WE KN[ ( ! ESS5CE ( LIFE4 ,SO ALSO 9 HI/ORY :AT IS KN[N TO US WE CALL LAWS ( 9EVITABILITY1 :AT IS UNKN[N WE CALL FREE WILL4 ,FREE WILL IS = HI/ORY ONLY AN EXPRESSION = ! UNKN[N REMA9D] ( :AT WE KN[ AB\T ! 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