ABSTRACT
Until now we have focused on metaphysical issues that concern objects considered in a very general way. We have discussed fundamental issues in ontology, the nature of time, modality, and causation. However there are a host of other issues in metaphysics that are not quite so general but concern some important features of a more narrow class of entities. One metaphysical issue that has been incredibly interesting to philosophers for centuries is whether it is possible for persons to have free will. Are the actions of ordinary human beings like ourselves ever truly up to us? Do we ever have any control over the types of things we do and the kinds of people we are?
