engaging numerous thinkers over the centuries.

幾個世紀以來吸引了許多思想家。 決定論和自由意誌

The longstanding philosophical debate between  

之間長期存在的哲學爭論

determinism and free will exemplifies  the fallacy of affirming the disjunct.

例證了肯定選言的謬誤。

This discourse questions whether human actions are  

這個論述質疑人類的行為是否是

predetermined or if individuals have  the freedom to choose independently.

預先決定的，或是個人是否有獨立選擇的自由。

A common misinterpretation is the oversimplified  argument: "Either actions are determined,  

一個常見的誤解是過於簡單化的論點：“要么行動是決定的，

or they result from free will. Since  causality exists, free will does not."

要么是自由意志的結果。既然因果關係存在，自由意志就不存在。”

This binary perspective fails to  consider the potential coexistence  

這種二元觀點未能考慮

or complex interaction of these concepts. Enlightenment thinkers like David Hume and  

這些概念的潛在共存或複雜的相互作用。大衛·休謨和伊曼紐爾·康德等啟蒙思想家

Immanuel Kant played pivotal roles in this  debate. Hume's compatibilism suggested that  

在這場辯論中發揮了關鍵作用。休謨的相容論顯示

causality's existence doesn't negate free  will, while Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason"  

因果關係的存在並不否定自由意志，而康德的《純粹理性批判》則

proposed that free will could exist within moral  actions, even in a deterministic physical world.

提出自由意志可以存在於道德行為中，甚至存在於決定論的物理世界中。