What Is the Will? Key Terms Explained | Jonathan Edwards
Deep Dive into Freedom of the Will by Jonathan Edwards - Wherein Are Explained and Stated Various Terms and Things Belonging to the Subject of the Ensuing DiscourseJonathan Edwards examines the human will, defining it as the distinct faculty by which the mind chooses or refuses anything. He asserts that willing is fundamentally the same as preferring, and that the will and human desire never genuinely contradict one another when focused on the exact same immediate object.Edwards posits that the will is always determined by the strongest motive present in the mind's view. A motive’s strength…
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