THE HUMAN WILL AND ITS IMPACT ON CRIMINAL PUNISHMENT

The issue of will and free will has far-reaching effects and consequences in various sciences. In the field of law and jurisprudence howthe will is formed and actualized is effective in the accuracy of contracts and convictionsas well as the extent of punishment. According to Aristotle, the foundation of ethics and law rests upon will and free will. In the view of Aristotle, will is a volitional act that is uncoercive, and is based on knowledge and understanding, and actions that emerge out of coercion or ignorance are deemed ascompulsive acts.Aristotle considers compulsive acts to be pardonable under certain circumstances.