issues and debates

Question 1

free will

Answer 1

the notion that humans can make choices and are not determined by external forces

Question 2

free will

Answer 2

the notion that humans can make choices and are not determined by external forces

Question 3

determinism

Answer 3

behaviour is controlled by internal/external forces rather than an individuals will to do something

Question 4

hard determinism

Answer 4

forces outside our control shape our behaviour

Question 5

soft determinism

Answer 5

determinism is true, but we still act as free, morally responsible agents when our actions are caused by desires

Question 6

biological determinism

Answer 6

the belief that behaviour is caused by biological influences that we cannot control

Question 7

environmental determinism

Answer 7

the belief that behaviour is caused by features of the environment

Question 8

psychic determinism

Answer 8

the belief that behaviour is caused by unconscious conflicts that we cannot control