# A defence of libertarian (ish) free will **URL:** https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/t/a-defence-of-libertarian-ish-free-will/2617 **Category:** Metaphysics & Epistemology **Created:** [August 19, 2026, 12:42pm UTC](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/t/a-defence-of-libertarian-ish-free-will/2617 "2026-08-19T12:42:36Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 21
### Author: ![Astorre](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/www.thephilosophyforum.com/astorre/32/545_2.png) [@Astorre](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/u/Astorre) #### Post date: [August 19, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/t/a-defence-of-libertarian-ish-free-will/2617/21 "2026-08-19T14:59:22Z")
What if the phrase “free will” is just a word game inherent to some languages? > [@A Few Lines on Svoboda and Volya](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/t/a-few-lines-on-svoboda-and-volya/2222): > > As a native Russian speaker with a keen interest in Western philosophy, I frequently encounter friction when attempting to map certain Western philosophical categories onto the language in which I think. Whether this stems from the problem of the “untranslatable remainder” or fundamental differences in intellectual traditions, comparing the ontology of concepts often leads me to meaningful insights. Last year, I posted on a forum about my attempt to examine “being” through the lens of various c… --- _[View the full topic](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/t/a-defence-of-libertarian-ish-free-will/2617)._