Is Human Freedom an Illusion?

Without doubt, Gerhard Roth belongs to a group of contemporary prominent neuroscientists in continental Europe who argue for deterministic interpretation brain science findings. In their opinion, mental phenomena can be completely traced back biological-neuronal processes. The human being is determined his behavior - claim that arouses highly theological and philosophical interest. Is freedom an illusion? Western tradition has also always been aware the difficulty problem freedom. A paradigmatic impulse was provided by Reformer Martin Luther with doctrine unfree will, which he develops above all occasional pamphlet De servo arbitrio (“On Bondage Will”). Reformation around made limitedness will core statement its program. present paper endeavors reconstruct analyze concerns argumentation two authors order bring them into conversation each other synthetic step. This shows despite superficial similarity word choice logical operation, approaches are fundamentally different. Not only did historical context specific determinism due sinfulness face God-relationship, nothing common naturalistic paradigm. He lays foundation writings contrary Roth's abstract definition differentiated, balanced, holistic concept tradition, enriching inspiring us today.