This essay explores the nature of voluntary and involuntary actions, with an emphasis on decision-making within the volitional process. It examines the neuroscientific foundations of free will and the influence of unconscious processes on decision-making. Through the analysis of theories and experiments such as those of Libet, it questions whether conscious will is truly autonomous or determined by prior causes. Additionally, it reviews the philosophical and scientific implications of materialist monism versus dualist conceptions of the mind. Continue reading On determinism and free will – Some reflections