Abstract

The tension between free will and determinism has long been a cornerstone of philosophical debate. This paper proposes that the Chiral Dynamics of Emergent Systems (CODES) provides a novel framework to resolve this dichotomy. By conceptualizing reality as a chiral equilibrium of order and chaos, where emergent systems adapt and evolve within constraints, CODES reveals that free will and determinism are not opposites but complementary facets of the same dynamic system. The theory posits that human decision-making operates as a localized equilibrium, influenced by deterministic structures while allowing degrees of adaptive agency.