free will determinsim

Question 1

freewill side

Answer 1

proposes that we choose how we behave

Question 2

deterministic side

Answer 2

suggest that our behaviour is determined from factors outside of our control

Question 3

strengths of freewill

Answer 3

not socially sensitve-people like control over behaviour
-has face validity in the sense that people often feel tehri behaviour are their choices

Question 4

weaknesses of free will

Answer 4

-hard to prove it is free will and not extraneous variable
it suggest not predictability or pattern to behaviours
-socially sensitive some people may find it uncomfortable finding they choose how they act

Question 5

strengths of determinism

Answer 5

-open to positive uses
-it is scientific as deterministic explanations arise from a lab
-recognise people can not blamed

Question 6

weaknesses of determinism

Answer 6

-open to negative uses
-socially sensitive -people might not like not being in control
-can be reductionist