Edo, Guido Gusthi Abadi: The First Step: Redefining Free Will Against "Brainism"

This article explores the tension between neurobiological determinism—termed here as "Brainism"—and the subjective experience of human agency. While modern neuroscience suggests that most human actions are the result of rapid, subconscious calculations, this paper argues that free will is not found in the absence of biological cause, but in the conscious capacity for pattern disruption. By contrasting human metacognition with the "nature-state" of non-human animals and inanimate life, the author