Philosophy IV Chapter 1 (Lesson 1 and 2) Flashcards
He said that “it is not the consciousness of men that determines their existence, but their social existence…”
Karl Marx
One cannot be reduced to a _____who is only determined by the world
Robot/mechanical object
Human actions are not free, but are just manifestations of various mental states, which we don’t have any control.
Psychological determinism
He believes that freedom is also an illusion, in the sense that to claim that one is free is to assume that she decides independently of the consequences of her behavior.
Skinner
He said that man may act according to his desires but he still has the capacity to choose what is right
Immanuel Kant
Human behavior is shaped by external conditions (the surrounding environment) and not by the so-called inner self.
Sociological determinism
The view which disregards his/her [human] capacity to take a stand toward any conditions whatsoever.”
Pan-determinism
He was born w/o arms or legs, struggled as a child, but is now a popular evangelical and motivational speaker.
Nick Vujicic
He said that all persons are indeed biologically, psychologically, and sociologically destined, but our behaviors are not just determined by these factors.
Viktor E. Frankl
These two are necessary for shaping and changing human behavior.
Reward or Punishment
It believes that humans are physical pre-disposed to decide, act, or behave in a certain way, whether they like it or not.
Biological determinism
He asserted that reason has the power to govern our appetite and emotion.
Plato
Man is _____, thus, not a reducible to genetics, mental states, nor social conditions. These 3 are only springboards.
Self-determining
He believes that freedom is an illusion in the sense that human decisions, actions, and behaviors are determined by instincts, drives, hopes, wishes, and past experiences.
Freud
For pan-determinists, the _____– including its education, culture, tradition, religion – influences, shapes, conditions, and even determines the way we think, act, and behave.
Society
Frankl said that freedom presupposes a condition or a restriction, thus, a “______ freedom” because the conditions of freedom are not chosen by the person but are pre-given.
Destined
It believes that what humans are and what they will be is determined by their physical make-up.
Biological determinism
He is correct that there exist mental states such as instincts and drives, hopes and wishes, past frustrations and successes.
Freud
