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Doing Philosophy: An Introduction Through Thought Experiments, 2/e
Theodore Schick, Muhlenberg College
Lewis Vaughn
Free Will and Determinism
The Mother of Invention: Freedom as Necessity

Multiple Choice



1

Incompatibilists believe that both the doctrine of causal determinism and our belief that we sometimes act freely are true.
A)True
B)False
2

According to compatibilism, a person can act freely even if the desires that prompted the action are themselves caused by something beyond the person's control.
A)True
B)False
3

According to traditional compatibilism, for an action to be free it must be uncaused.
A)True
B)False
4

The Taylor's thought experiment about the ingenious physiologist shows that traditional compatibilism is a good theory of free action.
A)True
B)False
5

According the Frankfurt, free actions are caused by first-order desires.
A)True
B)False








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