A Theoretical Computer Science Perspective on Free Will

06/25/2022
by   Lenore Blum, et al.
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We consider the paradoxical concept of free will from the perspective of Theoretical Computer Science (TCS), a branch of mathematics concerned with understanding the underlying principles of computation and complexity, including the implications and surprising consequences of resource limitations.

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