Free Will in Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta
Rāmānuja, Sudarśana Sūri and Veṅkaṭanātha
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4299688 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elisa Freschi (0000-0001-8017-9466, Austrian Academy of Sciences, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 287-296 |
| Publication date | 2015-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religion Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1749-8171 • E-ISSN: 1749-8171 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/rec3.12163 |
| OpenAlex | W1839618527 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
Free will may not be a universal problem, but it is also not only confined to Christianity, as shown in the case of Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta. The authors of this school of Indian philosophy, founded in the 11th c. and still influential up until today, had to face the challenge of accounting for human autonomy and God's omnipotence. Their solution was to create a precinct for free will in human minds, whereas all actions depend on God. Thus, God does not interfere with the initial determination of human free will and it later supports human intentions, thus permitting that they are turned into action
Archaeology · Autonomy · Christianity · Free will · Omnipotence · Political science · Precinct · Theology · Augustinian Studies and Theology · Free Will and Agency · History · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |