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(Created page with "== Free will == === necessity and constraint === * can only be exercised given ** absence of necessity *** necessity = a requirement for something to happen ** absence of constraint ** ex. For me to be a bachelor, *** I cannot also be married < absence of necessity *** I cannot be forced to be unmarried < absence of constraint * == Determinism == * = absence of free will * = absence of choice and thus responsibility for one's actions * under determinism, we cannot...") |
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== | == Reason versus will == | ||
* reason = rational thought | |||
** we can reason from a given set of information | |||
* will = choice | |||
** we choose based upon our reason | |||
** but also upon our desires | |||
=== necessity and constraint === | === necessity and constraint === | ||
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*** I cannot also be married < absence of necessity | *** I cannot also be married < absence of necessity | ||
*** I cannot be forced to be unmarried < absence of constraint | *** I cannot be forced to be unmarried < absence of constraint | ||
== Determinism == | == Determinism == | ||
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* = absence of choice and thus responsibility for one's actions | * = absence of choice and thus responsibility for one's actions | ||
* under determinism, we cannot be held responsible for our actions (no moral choice) | * under determinism, we cannot be held responsible for our actions (no moral choice) | ||
=== deterministic elements === | |||
* laws of nature | |||
* biology | |||
* external situations or causes | |||
=== moral responsibility === | === moral responsibility === | ||