Free will is the capacity to make independent choices, act according to one's own motivations, and be held morally responsible for those actions, rather than being predetermined by prior causes. This philosophical concept is debated, with views ranging from libertarianism (people have genuine free will) to determinism (all events, including choices, are inevitable). Free will is also tied to concepts like the subjective experience of choice, moral responsibility, praise, blame, and the ability to act otherwise than one did.