E2- Free will

Question 1

what is free will ?

Answer 1

the power of acting without the constraint of necessity or fate; the ability to act at one’s own discretion.

Question 2

what did Pierre Laplace say about free will ?

Answer 2

God knows the future and past but has also given humans intellect to analyse their decisions

Question 3

what did Francis S collins say about free will ?

Answer 3

everything is determined in our genes we cannot be held morally responsible for our choices

Question 4

what did AJ Ayer say about free will?

Answer 4

Questions free will - if we made a choice by accident we are not responsible . If it is not an accident then there is an explanation for our choice .

Question 5

what did Aristotle say about free will?

Answer 5

if we action involuntarily . It may be due to determinism or nature of something that has already been planned but if we act voluntarily we are in charge and responsible for our own decisions.

Question 6

what is Libertarians ?

Answer 6

those who maintain , we are free to act and morally responsible for those actions

Question 7

What is hard determinism ?

Answer 7

The belief that everything is planned and predicted and we have no free will at all

Question 8

What is soft determinism?

Answer 8

we have some sort of free will

Question 9

what is determinism ?

Answer 9

That every state of affairs or event is the inevitable and necessary

Question 10

What did Epicrus say ?

Answer 10

“world consists entirely of atoms and we have no control “

Question 11

What did Leucipaas say ?

Answer 11

“nothing occurs at random but a reason “

Question 12

What is Scientific determinism ?

Answer 12

Observable events are subject to scientific law and predictable

Question 13

A critique of scientific determinism ?

Answer 13

-weather forecast is predicatable based on our past data however it doesnt necessarily mean it will happen e.g Micheal fish
- diff views on religion

Question 14

what is psychological determinism ?

Answer 14

our actions are reflex reaction developed in us by environmental conditioning

Question 15

examples of psychological determinism ?

Answer 15

classical conditioning + stanford prison experiment

Question 16

What is Theological determinism ?

Answer 16

st augustine

people need the help of Gods grace to do good .

Question 17

what is compatabilism ?

Answer 17

The view that human freedom and moral responsibility are compatible with Determinism

Question 18

What did sandra LA fave say ?

Answer 18

People are at a disadvantage because of their conditioning . choosing right answer may be hard but not impossible .

Question 19

What did David Hume say about Compatabilism ?

Answer 19

soft determinism approach .
libertarianism and determinism are compatible