Good Vs Evil -Free Will

Question 1

Which debate emphasizes:

You freely chose to, and could have chosen to do other things

OR

You ‘chose’ to but given the causal factors acting upon on throughout your life, that choice was inevitable.

Answer 1

Free will vs Determinism

Question 2

If we reject Determinism, we end up with?

Answer 2

Libertarianism Free Will
-No causal laws

Question 2

What 3 terms are associated with free will?

Answer 2

Intentional Agency
(Beliefs may guide our decisions but not control them)

Open Future
(we can make new/more choices in the future)

Ultimate Responsibility
(We take accountability for own actions, not by external forces)

Question 3

If we reject Free Will, we end up with?

Answer 3

Hard Determinism
-No Free Will at all

Impossiblism - as an extreme

Question 3

If we accept Free Will, we end up with?

Answer 3

Compatibilism (soft determinism)
-Free Will+ Determinism aren’t mutually exclusive

Question 4

Hard determinism and Libertarianism =

Answer 4

Incompatibilism

Question 4

What are 2 main constructs linked with
Libertarian free Will?
(the strongest argument for FW)

Answer 4

Agent-causal Libertarianism
-we are agents that have the capacity to make decisions freely
without causal determination

Event-causal Libertarianism
-Actions are caused, but not causally determined by prior events
only when we take action, there is indeterminism

Question 4

Small differences in initial conditions can lead to huge changes in behaviour, is known as which theory?

Answer 4

Chaos Theory

Question 4

Which approach argues we are born evil and society is needed to control people from doing evil acts?

Answer 4

Mr Hyde Approach Hobbes

Question 5

Which approach argues we are born good and it is our interaction with society that makes us evil?

Answer 5

Dr Jeckll Approah
Rousseau

Question 6

What does Behaviourism argue about good and evil?

Answer 6

Behaviourism argues

-Structures of the environment lead us to perform good or bad actions/ influence how someone behaves/ external factors

Question 7

What 2 Personality theories are more likely to result in
someone becoming evil?

Answer 7

1- Authoritarian Personality

2- Psychotism (impulsivity) Personality