which is false. Because argument can be false with other things‚ not valid. 2. Carefully explain Harry Frankfurt’s view of free will. Is his position persuasive? Why or why not? Make sure to defend your position against objections. a. The slogan for Frankfurt’s view of free will is “your will is free when you have the will you want to have.” He believes that you have free will when you are in control of your desires. i. 1st order desires are the desires to perform some action or actions. ii
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determinism argues that: (a) Determinism is true (b) Determinism is incompatible with free will (Holbach‚ 451). In defense of premise (a)‚ the hard determinist says that obviously everything is caused‚ therefore determinism is true. To prove that determinism is false‚ the opponent would have to come up with an example of an uncaused event. To defend premise (b)‚ the hard determinist would say that no action is free if it must occur. Human actions result from wants‚ desires‚ motivations‚ feelings‚ etc
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This objection implies that evil is induced by the ability of humans to dictate their own free will to make the choices/decisions that they want to make‚ which may be good or evil. I most definitely agree with this objection because God can intend for something to be good‚ but if you choose to use it in a way not in his original intentions then
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Discuss and evaluate the concepts of free will and determinism in explaining human behaviour. Assess reductionism as a way of explaining human behaviour. Throughout the years there has been a long debate with nature vs. nurture on human behaviour‚ why do we behave the way we do? What reason does one person choose to commit crimes whilst others abide by the law? In my essay I will be discussing the concepts of free will and determinism‚ and explaining human behaviour through reductionism. The
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I believe that free will is true in saying‚ the idea that humans can freely choose their actions rather than all our lives being predetermined like the way determinist believe. Determinist think free will is just simply an illusion‚ and that our thoughts come from our background‚ and we are unaware as to which we strive no conscious control. As Sam Harris philosopher‚ claims that our thoughts and desires impose instinctive circumstances that define the character of your consciousness in that moment
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mean that we are never free and never will. Socrates: That is correct and determinism actually holds that perspective‚ however‚ as humans evolved into a species with remarkable intellectual abilities and particularly the development of self-consciousness and awareness of the self-bring about a new perspective. Isn’t it that we can define our destiny by free choice? That is what free will is after all. Interviewer: So free will could be defined as... Socrates: Free will can be defined as
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side with determinism and its thesis that everything that occurs‚ happens of necessity. With that being said‚ I am in strong agreement with the classical compatibilist view that we are “free to do otherwise” even if all thoughts and actions are determined by cause and effect implications. It is vital that we are “free to do otherwise” since this gives us accountability for our actions and allows us to attain moral responsibility. Unlike John Martin Fischer’s semi-compatibilism‚ I hold that determinism
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question over the existence of free will has raged on over many years. Many feel that God‚ saw an omniscient being‚ must be aware of all that has happened and all that will happen. Supporters of the cosmological argument would suggest that everything has a cause and that god was the initial cause‚ “the unmoved mover” (Tomas Aquinus)‚ this would support the idea that humanity has no free will as everything is pre determined. This highlights the idea that humanity is not free‚ and even when we think we
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is it possible for God to be all good and yet evil exist in the world? The imperative answer to the problem of evil is that evil originates from human free will. However‚ Mackie objects to this option. His belief is that nothing eliminates a world where everyone has free will and they always choose good. If Mackie’s defense is correct‚ then the free will solution is not sufficient. Unfortunately for Mackie‚ he is incorrect; the world that he has thought of would not have the greatest human relationships
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that is to say determinism is claimed that our existence is ‘pre-determined’‚ the that free will is‚ but an illusion. Many who believes in a destiny-path or so form of supernatural (Religious-faith)‚ will be hard to believe or even comprehended determinism. Determinism‚ for those that are religious the decision they make them believe it’s be ordain by their decisions. But if you think about it‚ whatever ‘free-will’ choices we make that path has been destine to occur‚ if we chooses wrong‚ or right
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