Free Will and Determinism Flashcards
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The belief that there are many paths you can take in life is known as _______
Free will
The belief that there is only one path you can take in life is known as ________
Determinism
What are two reasons why free will matters?
- Morality: praise and blame
- Autonomy: control over ones own life
What is Determinism?
Every event has a cause. This implies that the entire universe follows one inevitable path
What are the two types of Determinists?
- Hard Determinist
- Soft Determinist
What does a Libertarian believe?
They believe that we all have free will
Define Hard Determinist.
Define Soft Determinist.
- They believe there is only ONE possible path.
- They believe in determinism and free will but define free will differently.
What is the definition of free will according to soft determinists?
You can do whatever you want
What is compatibilism and incompatibilism?
- Compatibilism is the belief that both free will and determinism can coexist
- Incompatibilism is the belief that free will and determinism CANNOT coexist
Who believes:
Humans have free will?
Libertarians & Soft Determinists
Who believes:
The definition (the meaning) of ‘free will’ is ‘the ability to take many future paths’?
Hard determinists and Libertarians
Who believes:
If Jill is doing what she wants to do, then she definitely has free will
Soft determinists
Who believes:
Determinism is true?
Hard Determinists & Soft determinists
Who believes:
Every event has a cause that inevitably resulted in that event?
Hard Determinists & Soft Determinists
Who believes:
A murderer became a murderer because of his childhood abuse?
Hard Determinists & Soft Determinists
Who believes:
The definition (the meaning) of ‘free will’ is ‘the ability to take many future paths’?
Hard Determinists & Libertarians
Who believes:
Human beings actually have the ability to take many future paths?
Libertarians
Who believes:
These two sentences could, in theory, both be true at the same time:
- Humans have free will
- Every event has a cause
Soft determinists
Who believes:
The murderer has free will?
Libertarians and Soft determinists
Who believes:
Given his childhood abuse, it was inevitable that Jack would be a murderer.
Hard determinists and Soft determinists
