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What does it mean that our decisions are made freely? This question became hotly debated in the late thirteenth century. The philosophical psychology connected with human freedom was then as well intensively discussed. My aim in this paper is to consider Peter John Olivi’s (1248-1298) reaction to the above question. Medievalists know Olivi as one of the fiercest defenders of the unlimited freedom of the human will, and he is probably the most original thinker in this discussion in the thirteenth century.
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Yrjönsuuri, M. (2002). Free Will and Self-Control in Peter Olivi. In: Lagerlund, H., Yrjönsuuri, M. (eds) Emotions and Choice from Boethius to Descartes. Studies in the History of Philosophy of Mind, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0506-7_5
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