Free Will Flashcards
Why does Free Will matter?
Autonomy & Moral Responsibility
What is Autonomy?
Having control over one’s own life; not like a puppet
What is Moral Responsibility?
(Praise/Blame) If there is no free will, then moral responsibility doesn’t make sense
Define Determinism
The idea that every event has a cause (inevitable future event). There is only one patch the entire universe must follow. No many paths, no free will.
Present cirumstances + laws of nature…
inevitable future event
Why Determinism seems to rule out Free Will?
Determinism says there is only ONE possible future path.
Free Will says there are many paths.
Path & Destination of…
Determinism
Fate
Free Will
Determinism: One path, One Destination
Fate: Many paths, One Destination
Free Will: Many path, many Destinations
Is Determinism True?
Hard Determinism: Yes
Libertarianism: No
Soft Determinism: Yes
Do humans have Free Will?
Hard Determinism: No (many paths)
Libertarianism: Yes (many paths)
Soft Determinism: Yes (doing what you want)
Can Determinism & Free Will be true at the same time?
Hard Determinism: No
Libertarianism: No
Soft Determinism: Yes
What does Free Will mean?
Hard Determinism: many paths
Libertarianism: many paths
Soft Determinism: doing what you want to do, not being forced
Is Jack a murdered because of childhood?
Hard Determinism: Yes
Libertarianism: No
Soft Determinism: Yes
Compatibilism
Soft Determinism
Incompatibilism
Hard Determinism
Libertarian
Does the murderer still have Free Will?
Hard Determinism: No
Libertarianism: Yes
Soft Determinism: Yes
Humans have Free Will?
L & SD
Determinism is true
HD & SD
A murderer becomes a murdered because of his childhood abuse
HD & SD
The definition of Free Will is the ability to take many paths
HD & L
Human beings actually have the ability to take many future paths
Only L
These two sentences could, in theory, both be true at the same time: humans have free will, every event has a cause
“Compatibilism” - SD
If Jill is doing what she wants to do, then she definitely has Free Will
SD
Every event has a cause that inevitably results in that event
HD & SD
Given his childhood abuse, it was inevitable that Jack would become a murderer
HD & SD
