The View Of Fate Over Free Will, And Vice Versa

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The theme of Fate vs. Free Will arises in many literary texts. Within J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, the main character Frodo has the titular ring thrusted upon him, setting him on a dangerous journey against his will. A similar occurrence happens within the poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Translated by the same J.R.R. Tolkien), where Gawain takes on the task of chopping off the Green Knight’s head because no one else offers themself up to take King Arthur’s place, which leads him to go on a journey 365 days later in order to retain his reputation. Both of these characters set off on life-staking journeys only because another person gives them the task against their will. Also because of their male gender, another thing that was beyond their free will, these two characters are easily allowed to go on their adventures in the first place. Even though both Gawain and Frodo are fated to go on their journeys, they do not follow the expectation that a hero must be masculine in order to be successful, and wind up fulfilling their quests by the end of their tales.

Fate is defined as the development of events beyond a person’s control. In “Oedipus the King,” Sophocles, tells us about a tragic hero (Oedipus) in which his life is predetermined by fate, because he is deprived of free will. The first act of fate on Oedipus was him being saved by a shepherd when his parents (Queen Jocasta and King Laius) left him in the mountains to die, he then met and killed his father without knowing who he was, and last, he married Queen Jocasta, later realizing that she was his mother. Every action that Oedipus took to prevent his fate, would soon be the ultimate downfall, not only for himself, but for his family and the people of Thebes.

Generally, fate refers to the development of events beyond a person’s control (Aurobindo). As such, a fatalist is a person who believes that whatever happens is, and always was, unavoidable. Moreover, such a person strongly believes that he or she has no control over what happens the next moment, tomorrow, next year, or several years to come. Free will, on the other hand, is formed by the power of sanction (Aurobindo). In other words, it is consent by the spirit that it shall not be bound but that its enjoyment should be bound by time, space, and causality and by the swabhava and the dharma (Aurobindo). To determine whether fate or free will controls human lives, it is important to objectively analyse, synthesizes, and respond to the “critical conversation” that the authors of class readings seem to be engaging with regard to this subject. In connection to this, humanity has been fascinated by fate and free will for a long time. Some philosophers in the Ancient Greek and the Middle Ages believed that free will influenced human destiny while others believed that fate was responsible for what befell mankind.

Fate, as described in the Oxford English Dictionary, is “The principle, power, or agency by which, according to certain philosophical and popular systems of belief, all events, or some events in particular, are unalterably predetermined from eternity.” To the western world, fate is perceived as “a sentence or doom of the gods” (Oxford). They often sought prophecies of the gods, especially from Apollo, the god of knowledge. The Greeks would seek prophecies usually when they had doubts about something, or if they were afraid or in despair. When the gods made a prophecy, the Greeks put all their faith in it and believed that it would happen. When their prophecies did come true, was it really fate that

Within Homers’ The Iliad and The Odyssey, the relationship between the will of the gods, and the will of the mortals is a recurring theme. The Greek gods, who support and infuse mortals with strength, are shown to have many ideas about what the future holds. To what extent are these ideas proof of the future? If mortals are fated to do something from the gods, do they have any choice, or free will, in the matter? The gods are involved in the lives of their favorite mortals, and through that, many prophecies and seemed fates surface. Fate is a suggestion from the gods which mortals interpret with a selfish blamelessness.

Many people believe fate or freewill governs all human life. However, I believe Gods fate governs all human life by planning out all human life, from the time you were born to the time of your death. For example, in the United States all of the Jews are taking a plane to Israel because, "the Jewish religion states that at the end of time God of come and take all the Jews all

Redemption? Destiny? "Holes" (by Louis Sachar) is an engrossing novel that revolves around these. In fact, everything, for whatever the reason might be, seems to line up, linking many generations and histories together through "Stanley Yelnats IV", the protagonist. Nevertheless, he doesn’t know about it! Nor does he know that his endeavors have actually reformed him into a better person. This essay will now explore and examine how Stanley, unaware of what he was actually doing, set things right and how this changed him from a mousy to a confident character. The reader will discover how Stanley gets rid of a curse…a curse put on the Yelnats which completely eliminates their chances of making a fortune, in

Fate or Freewill is something we deal with in every aspect of our lives, but when it comes to love and relationships, is it fate that brings us together? Or is it Freewill? I interviewed three people asking seven different questions to get their opinion on love and relationships.The main focus of my questions were learning to know and to love the other person, going into the future and past to break down the relationship, and how sharing can affect something much bigger. When it comes to love is it a magical force called fate that brings people together or is it our own choices in finding our one and only?

It is arduous to believe that every individual has an established future, set by a higher power, such as fate or destiny that cannot be transmuted. Fate is defined as events that take place and are authorized by a higher power. However, futures are governed solely by free will and are not predetermined. Destiny and fate are made up concepts, skeptical people believe, in order to make out things they do not understand.

Fate is the driving force in many epic poems, tales, and stories. This is what predetermines where the hero will go, who they are going to meet along their journeys and what they will become. It may lead to a romance so strong that it forces two cities into a war. Whether they go on to live a long life filled with glorious gifts and honour or, whether they die in battle, a glorious death or otherwise. It is these fates and destinies that are strongly woven into the epics that modern audiences read today and inevitably what pre-decides the outcomes of the epics, fought against or not.

Decisions are built on the idea that there is a choice to be made. This choice reflects ones future and these decisions often made based on a person’s thoughts, emotions or the intentions of others. Euripides’ play Hippolytus and the Homeric Epic; The Iliad mortals are liable for their futures to some extent, while at the same time they also become a fatality to the gods. A human’s decision causes them to be responsible for their own fates, but often times these decisions also cause them to become victims of the gods and goddess. In the Iliad and Hippolytus fate is seen as the unknown future that is not thought about until it actually occurs, which causes characters like Agamemnon and Hippolytus not to think logistically or obey the gods, but rather use their egocentric characteristics when making judgments, leading them to ultimately become victims of gods/goddesses.

“The Concise Oxford English Dictionary defines fate as ‘the development of events outside a person’s control, regarded as predetermined by a supernatural power.’ This, therefore, would pose opposition to free will, defined as ‘the power of acting without

Have you ever planned a trip and used a global positioning system (GPS), to give you directions on how to get where you were going? The global positioning system would show you where your current location was and then it would pinpoint the destination you are trying to get to. The global positioning system would then give you different routes you could take, and give you an estimated time on how long each route could possibly take. Think of fate like the different routes you are given on your global positioning system. You have a bunch of options, but they all lead you to the same destination. When dealing with fate, it may seem like you are in control of your life, and that you can make decision for yourself, but in the end you cannot escape your fate. The Greeks believed in the power of the Gods and of fate. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines fate as “the development of events beyond a person’s control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power” (fate). The Greeks also believed that fate was a pre-determined phenomena, and therefore was unchangeable. A widely known example of fate is in the Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex written by Sophocles. Oedipus Rex suggests that people have little control over their own lives, and that ultimately people are just puppets in the hands of the mythological Gods.

The idea of destiny or fate is at the heart of most Greek and Roman myths, poems, and stories. It is the ultimate driving force in every person’s life. It is not focused only in a hero or god’s life. Every man, woman, child, and god is effected by destiny. This is an idea that Ancient Greeks and Romans clung to. The idea that no matter what an individual does there is no escaping their true destiny. Every twist and turn taken in life is predestined and the outcome will remain the same. The idea of being able to control one’s own fate is laughed at. This idea of a definite destiny is found in both Virgil’s “The Aeneid” and Homer’s “The Odyssey.” Both hero’s lives are shaped by their destiny and it forces them to make difficult decisions.