Freewill and Moral Responsiblity Flashcards
(37 cards)
What was Aristotle’s belief of freewill: ‘It is only voluntary feelings and actions…
…for which praise and blame are given’ (Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle)
What is free will?
What are some situations when free will may not be able to operation?
Why is free will such a complex issue?
What are the three levels of legal moral responsibility in the UK?
Who are the four groups of people who are excluded from the UK law?
What was Hume’s belief of knowing right from wrong?
What can be sources of moral awareness in telling right from wrong?
What two approaches illustrate the relationship between Libertarianism and Hard Determinism?
What is the fundamental beliefs of hard determinists?
What is scientific determininsm?
What is psychological behaviourism?
What was Watson’s view and research on psychological behaviourism?
What was Skinner’s view and research on psychological behaviourism?
What have been challenges to Skinner’s theory?
Spinoza quote
What is theological determinism?
How did Aquinas defend theological determinism?
How did Process Theology defend theological determinism?
Geisler quote
What does Libertarianism reject?
What is the key beliefs of Libertarianism?
How do Libertarianist distinguish between personality and moral self?
How can the Libertarianism view be supported?
