PHL 333 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Universal History, Human Events, Human Nature
4 Apr 2018
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The freedom of the will one may form (i. e. human actions) are in accordance with natural laws. History - concerned with giving an account of phenomena. If it examines human will on a large scale, it will be able to discover a regular progression among freely willed actions. Actions of individuals as confused or fortuitous can be recognized, in the history of the species, as a steadily advancing but slow development of man"s capacities. Marriage, birth, and death cannot be calculated in advance due to human free will. However, statistics prove that they are subject to constant natural laws. While man follows his own path, unguided in advance, in a way their course is intended by nature. Since man doesn"t pursue their aims strictly by instinct, nor in accordance with an prearranged plan, there can"t be a law-governed history of mankind. Therefore, we cannot assume that mankind follows any rational purpose of its own.
