Free Will and Determinism: definitions

Question 1

Define genetic determinism

Answer 1

our behaviour is controlled by our genes or physiology

Question 2

Define soft determinism/compatibilism

Answer 2

free will and determinism are compatible and this idea is not logically inconsistent

Question 3

Define hard determinism

Answer 3

all events are inevitable => no action or decision is free

Question 4

Define libertarianism

Answer 4

we are completely free to make any decision, giving us full responsibility
it is the predictability of the world that helps us make choices