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    or discussed by Palmer‚ the following are hard determinists… Well‚ Palmer only discusses two hard determinists: B.F. Skinner‚ and Sigmund Freud. Out of the texts read in Abel‚ Abel discusses Skinner and D’Holbach as hard determinists. 2) Hard determinism conflicts with some of our ordinary beliefs and experiences. For example: On the one hand‚ we are raised to believe that we are free‚ that we posses freedom of thought and action. If we come to a fork in the road‚ we can either go left or right

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    Obstacle to Ethics: Determinism DETERMINISM: Our choices and actions are the result of pre-existing conditions. We do not have free will or the capacity to choose between alternatives. We are not responsible for our actions‚ cannot be blamed or praised for them‚ because we cannot act "against" or contrary to the forces or pre-existing conditions that compel us (psychological‚ social‚ economic‚ environmental‚ genetic). Since we could not have done otherwise‚ it is pointless to grant rewards or

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    Free Will and Determinism Tuesday‚ January 27‚ 2009 by tutor2u Admin There are three theories of free will and determinism that you will need to be aware of: Hard Determinism; In this theory we see that human behavior and actions are wholly determined by external factors‚ and therefore humans do not have genuine free will or ethical accountability. There are several different supporting views for this belief‚ which incorporates philosophical determinism‚ psychological determinism‚ theological determinism

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    The Mind Locke The notion of personhood was introduced by Locke. For him the stream/continuity of consciousness defines a person. In other words the memory‚ since being conscious of something implies remembering it. When someone is drunk and is not co Locke diverted from the traditional understanding of the self. In dualism it is the soul‚ which is conscious of what he is doing‚ then he will not remember the event. Thus whilst being unconscious of something‚ one is not a person. constant and

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    .................................. 34 3. Trevor Pisciotta Meaningfulness‚ Hard Determinism and Objectivity................................. 71 4. Manuel Vargas Moral Influence‚ Moral Responsibility...................................................... 90 5. J.J.C. Smart The Illusion of Libertarian Free Will ...................................................... 123 6. Neil Levy Restrictivism is a Covert Compatibilism ................................................. 129 7. Robert Kane Three Freedoms

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    The Tools of Philosophy: Socrates- the concept of integrity/ being true to yourself Importance in maintaining a state of virtue Wont compromise his strength of character “To thy own self be true” Attracted young people (energy and enthusiasm) and inspired them to ask questions The Socratic Method- challenged norms (Ex: “The sky if blue”) Challenged people in order to make them more clear in their own thought processes Forced people to stretch their ideas further/put together a base of knowledge

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    Free Will and Determinism Both Steven Cahn and W.T. Stace have written essays concerning the compatibility of Free Will and/or Determinism. However‚ they have opposing views on the subject‚ whereas Cahn believes free will and determinism are incompatible and Stace believes that they are. Free will can be defined as one’s ability or power to freely make choices that are unconstrained by external circumstances or by an agency such as fate. On the other hand‚ Determinism can be defined as the‚ “philosophical

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    Necessity‚ which was written to provide Ayer’s argument on how moral responsibility is determined and more importantly the larger concept argument for the true nature of freedom. In this paper‚ Ayer makes the case that free will is compatible with determinism. Address Ayer’s responses few objections and the objection that Galen Strawson may have had with Ayer. I don’t find Ayer’s response to the objections convincing‚ so I present a better example and response before agreeing with his compatibilist conclusion

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    In this paper‚ I will first explain van Inwagen’s definitions of free will and determinism and the connection between the two thoughts. I will then define Stace’s definition of free will and then compare van Inwagen’s traditional definition of free will to the colloquial definition Stace uses to prove Stace’s definition too vague to define all cases of free will. I will ultimately argue that Stace’s compatibilist definition‚ while at first seems practical‚ is not a strong enough definition and that

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    Hard-Incompatiblism Hard determinism states that free will and moral responsibility are incompatible with determinism but‚ expanding on that Derk Pereboom also believes that free will and moral responsibility are incompatible with indeterminism (Pereboom‚ p.85). For this is essay I will be objecting to Pereboom’s hard incompatiblism. These objections will come in the form objections made by other philosopher plus my two cents worth on hard incompatiblism as well. The main thing about hard incompatiblism

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