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Explain why indeterminism is not an adequate theory of free action. |
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Explain why the existence of uncaused events on the subatomic level is a problem for hard determinism. |
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What argument can be offered to show that we can understand the world without assuming that every event has a cause? |
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Suppose that a man commits a crime as a result of an "irresistible impulse" such as some form of psychopathology. Can he be held responsible for what he did? Why or why not? |
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Explain the difference between actions and reflexes. |
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According to traditional compatibilism, why isn't Locke's trapped conversationalist (depicted in his thought experiment) performing a free action by staying in the room? |
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Does Taylor's thought experiment about drug addiction demonstrate that traditional compatibilism is an inadequate theory of free action? Why or why not? |
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Explain the distinction that Frankfurt makes between actions caused by first-order desires and those caused by second-order volitions. |
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Explain why an action caused by a second-order volition that one decisively identifies with is not necessarily a free action. |
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How would a hierarchical compatibilist explain why animals aren't considered to have free will? |
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Why is it the case that if we deliberate, we must assume that some of our actions are free? |
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How do libertarians explain their view that even if one's choices are undetermined by previous events, the choices can still be explicable. |
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Explain the difference between Frankfurt's notion of what constitutes a free action and the libertarian view of what makes an action free. |
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Suppose your dog could have second-order volitions. Would this mean that he could perform free actions? Why or why not? |
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Explain Thomas Reid's view of what is required for an action to be free. |
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