‘good vs evil’‚ and ‘fate and free will’. The novel begins with the words: “what’s it going to be then‚ eh?”‚ through which Burgess poses a literal question that ultimately leads to choice‚ and is always asked before determining one’s fate. This question introduces all three parts of the novel‚ as well as the final chapter. The repetition emphasises the symmetrical and symbolic structure of the book. It also echoes one of the aforementioned explored themes: fate and free will. The novel concludes with
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argument The proposed solution to be discussed and Mackie’s response to it is the claim that ‘evil is due to human free will’ and as such it cannot be attributed to God. Evil should instead be attributed to the free actions of individuals‚ the power of which has been endowed upon them by God. While it is acknowledged that there exists evil in the world‚ as a result of some human free will‚ it is claimed that freedom of will is a more valuable good than any resultant evil. Through God allowing such
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determinism‚ and human free will. Hard determinism holds that Determinism is true‚ that a given event or action requires antecedent conditions that directly influence that action and dictate its outcome. Hard determinism is consistent in that for every event to be causally
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the fact that nobody really has freedom. He thinks that until they attempt to secure it for themselves they don’t have it. He believes that freedom cannot be obtained just by being birthed into a society that believes they are free‚ he thinks that an individual can only be free if they take it for themselves. He says‚ “Freedom is not...given; freedom is something people take...”. This statement‚ in most cases‚ is not true however there are some cases where it is. For example in the United States there
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decipher why there is evil in the world‚ is greatly influenced by the Bible’s creation stories‚ Genesis 1-3‚ which he took literally. Augustine believed‚ that God had made the world ex nihilo (out of nothing) and when making the world he had made it free from flaws. He believed very strongly that God is good‚ omnipotent and omniscience. As he had a traditional view of God it created a problem that he had to solve‚ if God is good and he is omnipotent and He created the world‚ why is there evil in it
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God is the only being which is in itself and conceived through itself‚ and everything else is in it. “By ‘Natura Naturans’ we must understand that which is in itself and is conceived through itself; that is … God in so far as he is considered a free cause. By ‘Natura Naturata’ I understand all that follows from the necessity of God’s nature…” (p.52). “Natura Naturans” literally means nature naturing and there is only one being which can be considered ‘Natura Naturans’ and that is God/Nature
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to think‚ to speak‚ and to act without externally imposed restrains. As a matter of fact‚ finding freedom in order to live free is the common idea in Plato with "The Allegory of the Cave"; Henry David Thoreau with " Where I lived and What I lived for"; and Jean Paul Sartre with " Existentialism". Generally‚ Plato‚ Thoreau‚ and Sartre suggested that human life should be free. They differ in what that freedom is. Plato thinks it is found in the world of intellect‚ Thoreau thinks freedom is found in
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true then no one has free will. Those who reject the Incompatibilists view are known as the Compatibilists. Those who believe that free will is compatible with determinism. Incompatibilists like Peter Van Inwagen‚ support a powerful argument called the Consequence Argument. The argument can be used with any human action at any time. Incompatibilists can conclude that if determinism is true and free will requires humans to do differently than people don’t have access to free will. Without a doubt
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Since the dawn of creation‚ human beings have been disciplined for wrong doing. But why do people get punished? Because we assume we only punish those who were reasonable enough to know what they did will follow with a punishment that no matter how hard they try to run or hide. Our modern-day court system of a jury and judge decide how responsible the criminal is and follows with the punishment. But why? To be punished we must be truly fully responsible which means you could have done something else
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with a predisposition and an environment that would have negative effects on them‚ they still won’t develop that disease (in this case behavior or action). How should we classify those individuals? This model‚ is able to help us prove that we do have free will and therefor have a choice in the actions that we take‚ no matter the circumstance that that we are given. The reason we are not able to see this is because these cases are not usually presented when a bad action has occurred. One does not consider
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