1 Causally Undetermined Flashcards
1
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Who said: ‘by liberty we can mean a power of acting or not acting according to the determinations of the will, that is, if we choose to remain at rest we may, if we choose to move we also may’
A
Hume
2
Q
What does causally undetermined mean?
A
When a moral choice is made, there is no overriding power making the person choose one or another.
3
Q
Who said: an act is ‘free is the sense required for moral responsibility, the self is the sole author, and it is true to say ‘it could be’ otherwise.’
A
Campbell
4
Q
Who wrote An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding?
A
Hume
5
Q
What did Hume and Campbell believe about determinism
A
That scientifically, there is causation in the physical world but our moral actions and choices are free.
