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    Explain Soft Determinism

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    (Hard Determinism‚ Soft Determinism‚ or Libertarianism) using terms or examples from Reading 1407. 2. Then‚ explain one problem (as defined or discussed in Reading 1407) with that theory‚ which suggests or implies there is a difficulty in accepting that theory. According to Reading 1407‚ Soft Determinism is defined as the ability to act freely; actions are considered to be free of will‚ therefore humans should be held accountable for the consequences of such. Philosophers of soft determinism state

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    Cultural Autobiography     I am an African American woman‚ who was born and raised on the Southside of Chicago. I am the youngest girl of four siblings and I am also the only biological child my parents had together. My dad had two kids from a previous marriage. My mom‚ even though she was not married had a child before she met my dad.  I would say I felt special growing up knowing this information that I had this special bond with both my parents‚ but it was quite the opposite. See‚ in my family

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    Determinism Vs Fatalism

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    1. Determinism and Fatalism are beliefs or‚ in general‚ outlooks towards life‚ between which several variances can be acknowledged. Both of these philosophies hold the view that there is no such thing as a free will and that it is merely a deception. If we think that we are powerless and what is destined - or is our fate - will happen‚ regardless of we may do we hold an attitude that is referred to as fatalism. On the other hand‚ those who believe that there is a source of every result and that tomorrow

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    responsibility and its relation to human freedom and determinism: libertarianism‚ hard determinism and compatibilism. However‚ I believe there is only one theory that would provide the overall best explanation‚ and that is the view of libertarianism. For this essay‚ I will begin with the background information needed to understand the complexity of these theories. Then‚ I will explain why hard determinism is

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    When i think of cultural identity I think of people that belong to a certain group or something that makes them. Some aspects that are important to me are my social groups and the holidays when my family get’s together. My social group and the holidays impact me by showing what it’s like for a variety of different people getting together. The social groups that I belong to vary from family to friends. When i’m with my family i feel loved with people I care about and when i’m with my friends I feel

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    like to read because sometimes I cannot get all of the information from just a picture. For this project‚ I showed in pictures and in words what I was trying to express in my paper. I did my remix project on my second paper‚ which was the cultural artifact. My cultural artifact was the evil eye. I was looking through a magazine‚ while I was thinking about this project and I saw an evil eye in the magazine. It clicked I was like I have to write about the evil eye. So I thought about it as to how I should

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    circumstances that define the character of your consciousness in that moment. I would lean more towards the compatibilist view stating‚ unless I am the cause of my actions I am not responsible for them. As compatibilist holds that free will and determinism are compatible‚ we can properly understand what it means for our actions to be free so we see that a free action is doing what one wants. Believing in compatibilism doesn’t mean the determinist view is false‚ but if it is true‚ we can still have

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    with the laws of nature to bring about all future events. Determinism can be associated with cause and effect because the events within that pattern are bound by a connection in such a way that any event is completely determined by prior states. Philosopher Daniel Bennet explains that the question is not whether free will exists but whether we can be morally competent. Bennet goes into detail by discussing the Determinism theory. If determinism is true‚ then the future is inevitable and all choices

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    Stephanie DeCoo Cultural Considerations There’s many different cultures out there‚ so when it comes to patient care many of those cultures differ in many ways. The culture I choose to do my paper on is the Asian culture due to the fact in my past experience have seen many differences from my own. The Asian culture is said to have the most highly group-oriented people who place a strong emphasis on family connection as the main major source of identity and protection against the hardships of life

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    Soft Determinism Analysis

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    there are two branches‚ hard and soft. Hard determinism‚ sees technology as developing independent from social concepts (politics‚ culture‚ economy) (Wyatt‚ 2008). Technology creates a set of powerful forces acting to regulate our social activity that we organize ourselves to meet the needs of technology and the outcome of this organization is beyond our control or we do not have the freedom to make a choice regarding the outcome (Smith‚ 1994). Soft determinism‚ is more passive in that it believes technology

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