Free will is an act that is free if the agent could of done otherwise but according to determinism the agent could not have done otherwise as there is only one predetermined future. The problem of free will is the major complaint of determinism as if there is no free will than any type of punishment would be morally wrong because the criminal did not choose to commit the crime as the universe has already chosen for them. Compatibilism offers a viewpoint that believes in both determinism and free
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Can freewill and determinism coexist? Discuss the claim that we humans have no real freedom of choice. Throughout history‚ the problem of freewill vs. determinism has sparked major debates between philosophers. The debate between freewill and determinism stems from the apparent conflict between the universal rule of causality that is deeply rooted in nature‚ and between the apparent ability of human beings to choose between multiple courses of action in order to lead to the most desirable
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Hard Determinism vs. Soft Determinism By: Michael Soltys Determinism is the idea that occurrences in our life have already been determined and are a result of another element in the universe (cause and effect) and every occurrence can be traced back to the original state of the universe therefore nothing is random. Indeterminism‚ is essentially the opposite of determinism‚ humans have the free will to do as they please therefore nothing is predetermined. Now assuming one does hold the deterministic
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The problem with free will is that it requires a specific attention that most people do not give the topic. Most people believe that free will is the simple ability to make your own decisions. However‚ there are a couple different of factors that play into that decision. Which is what people are trying to figure out. If there is free will in the world‚ or if there are things that are already predetermined. Like how our brain is made up is exactly how we will turn‚ or if people are the ability to
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According to Sider and Conee‚ determinism conflicts with the concept of free will. Since all events have single or multiple causes and are also caused by a prior event‚ the existence of free will is questioned. If a person woke up one day and felt energized‚ there would be a reason as to why he woke up that way and not any other way. Perhaps the reason would be that he had 12 hours of sleep‚ or that he woke up to a bright‚ sunny day. Determinism tells us that not only is there a reason why he woke
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your own choice-makings. This freedom to make your own choices is free will.<br><br>Determinism‚ a philosophical doctrine against freedom‚ is the theory stating that all events‚ physical and mental (including moral choices)‚ are completely determined by previously existing causes that preclude free will. This theory denies the element of chance or contingency‚ as well as the reality of human freedom‚ holding that the "will" is not free but is determined by biological‚ environmental‚ social‚ or mystical
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Critically examine the claim that free will and determinism are incompatible One of the main questions that we face is whether or not‚ we as humans have genuine freedom. Are we free to make our own choices? Do we decide what happens in our lives in the future? Or are our lives set pathways in which we have no say at all? Are all our choices already decided? In other words‚ do we have free will or are our actions pre-determined‚ or both? Hard determinists‚ libertarians and soft determinists all set
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A) Discuss & evaluate competing ideas of free will & determinism in explaining human behaviour To discuss free will and determinism‚ we must first define what these are. Free will is considered to be the conscious decisions we make thus making us behave in a certain way. Furthermore‚ behaviour can also be determined to be voluntary if it is not automatic and not done under necessity. Free will results in an individual having responsibility for their actions‚ often morally. Those who suffer from
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Hard Determinism And Libertarianism Aren’t Compatible. Discuss. The compatibility of hard determinism and libertarianism is the view of compatibilists. Hard determinists do not see this compatibility as they see libertarians as their complete opposites. Libertarians believe we have free will. Whereas hard determinists believe we have no free wil what so ever‚ they believe our life is predetermined as all our actions have causes making our action predetermined. Hard determinism can be defined
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Critically asses the claim that free will and determinism are compatible To consider the extent to whether free will is compatible with Determinism‚ you must first think about whether or not we actually possess free will in the first place. A Hard Determinist would say that individuals are not free to act upon anything as it is like a path set up by other natural factors in which we have no control over‚ this leads to the conclusion that humans are not morally responsible for any action. Any moral
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