The Relationship Between Hard Determinism And Free Will

In this paper I will be defending the view of hard determinism, providing explanations in the process. I believe that hard determinism offers the best relationship with free will. First I will outline what exactly hard determinism is and it’s connection with the ideas of moral responsibility and free will. Then I will explain why I think hard determinism offers the best view of the relationship between determinism and free will. Finally I will discuss a couple common objections to the premise of hard determinism is and attempt to disprove it. Hard determinism is the idea that every event has a cause and human actions are completely determined by prior, external factors. This view believes that nothing can be truly random in the universe. As a result, this perspective says that the idea of determinism is incompatible with the idea of free will and moral responsibility. The three main claims of hard determinism are as follows. First, every event is predetermined by prior factors. Second, we never act freely, and third, we are never responsible for our actions. These three premises give a solid argument for the view of hard determinism.
Like I said, hard determinists believe that determinism and free will are incompatible. Meaning that we cannot act without some kind of constraint. This argument is given by the “No Free Will Thesis”. This thesis states that every event is predetermined (which is shown in determinism thesis), so therefore when we act, the action is caused by factors of which we have no control, so if our actions are a result of factors of which we have no control, we cannot act freely. The “No Free Will Thesis” is one of the reasons why I believe that hard determinists view of the relationship with free will is the best. That being said, in the next paragraph I will give an objection to a premise of hard determinism and attempt to show why it doesn’t