Free Will vs. Determinism

It appears that the conflicting importance of Nature vs. Nurture recapitulates the old problem of Free Will versus Determinism.  Sociology is then a branch of theology, or vice versa.  Not the first time old problems reemerge as new problems and old dilemmas remain dilemmas despite all the advances we think we have made over the centuries.  This is the best justification for reading the ancient classics: They remain contemporary nevertheless.  Has anyone really outpaced Plato or the Vedic writings?