Examples Of Incompatibilism
Whenever we make choices, we believe that we have free will and choose what we can do throughout our daily lives. We all have multiple actions to make and those choices can be a great choice or something we regret making. Throughout my life, I have made great and bad choices. When I look back and regret the bad choices I have made, I wish I could go back in time and change my actions, so I could’ve made my present time better. But choices are not only from the past but for the future as well. I like to plan out for my future, so I can become the person that I want to become. As my daily life continues, I believe that I have control over the actions I’ll be making and it’s up to me what I choose or try to do.
There are two types of groups that believe if free will and determinism are in conflict or not. Incompatibilists are those who believe that if determinism is true then no one has free will. Those who reject the Incompatibilists view are the Compatibilists, who believe that free will does occur with determinism. Incompatibilists like Peter Van Inwagen, support a …show more content…
The Rule Alpha is undeniable because we cannot change what is necessarily so. He uses an example where 2+2=4, where no one can change that because it’s because we have logically learned it and it’s the way it’s supposed to be. He uses a second rule called the Rule Beta. According to Van Inwagen, “if we can’t do anything to prevent X from occurring and Y is necessarily going to occur if X does, how could we do anything to prevent Y from occurring?” This rule is also known as the “Transfer of Powerlessness Principle.” It means that we are powerless to change X and if Y is going to happen when X is also going to happen. Which makes powerless to change Y as well. For the Rule Beta, I disagree because I believe there’s a way that people can do
There are two types of groups that believe if free will and determinism are in conflict or not. Incompatibilists are those who believe that if determinism is true then no one has free will. Those who reject the Incompatibilists view are the Compatibilists, who believe that free will does occur with determinism. Incompatibilists like Peter Van Inwagen, support a …show more content…
The Rule Alpha is undeniable because we cannot change what is necessarily so. He uses an example where 2+2=4, where no one can change that because it’s because we have logically learned it and it’s the way it’s supposed to be. He uses a second rule called the Rule Beta. According to Van Inwagen, “if we can’t do anything to prevent X from occurring and Y is necessarily going to occur if X does, how could we do anything to prevent Y from occurring?” This rule is also known as the “Transfer of Powerlessness Principle.” It means that we are powerless to change X and if Y is going to happen when X is also going to happen. Which makes powerless to change Y as well. For the Rule Beta, I disagree because I believe there’s a way that people can do