30 Questions
According to Hard Determinism, what is the relationship between freedom and determinism?
They are incompatible
What does Libertarianism accept and reject in relation to hard determinism?
Accepts the premise of hard determinism and rejects the premise that determinism is correct
What does Hard Determinism believe about the existence of free will?
It does not exist
What is the stance of Libertarianism on the compatibility of determinism and freedom?
Both are not compatible
Which philosophy believes that freedom is not incompatible with determinism?
Libertarianism
What is the factor that enables us to distinguish between good and bad actions?
Reason
Which type of accountability uses moral standards for justifying sanctions and punishments?
Moral Accountability
What does libertarianism believe produces free choices?
Human mind through free will
According to responsibility as duty, what does being responsible mean?
Having certain obligations/duties
What is accountability usually used interchangeably with?
Responsibility
What does moral accountability usually include as a natural result of our capacities to know and choose?
Guilt, remorse, sorrow, shame, etc.
What is the premise rejected by compatibilism?
"Freedom is incompatible with determinism"
According to libertarianism, who determines free choices?
Ourselves through the power of will
What does legal accountability use to justify sanctions and punishments?
Concrete punishments; fines, suspensions, incarcerations
Hard Determinism believes that freedom and determinism are compatible.
False
Libertarianism accepts the premise that determinism is correct.
False
Human freedom, according to Hard Determinism, is determined by previous actions and natural laws.
True
Social freedom, as per Compatibilism's definition, is being constrained, forced, or compelled.
False
According to Determinism, all events in the world are caused by previous events/conditions and the laws of nature.
True
Voluntary choices are determined, according to the text.
False
Libertarianism believes that free choices are determined by external factors.
False
Compatibilism rejects the idea that freedom is incompatible with determinism.
True
Accountability is defined as our deservingness of blame or praise for actions that we perform.
True
Intelligence is the factor that enables us to distinguish between good and bad actions.
True
Freedom enables us to choose which action(s) we want to perform.
True
Legal accountability usually includes guilt, remorse, sorrow, shame, etc. as natural results of our capacities to know and choose.
False
Responsibility as duty gives rise to responsibility as agency.
False
Moral accountability uses legal standards to justify sanctions and punishments.
False
Legal accountability can coincide with moral accountability.
True
Responsibility as agency can be attributed only to humans, not non-humans.
False
Study Notes
Freedom and Determinism
- According to Hard Determinism, freedom and determinism are incompatible, and human freedom is determined by previous actions and natural laws.
- Libertarianism, on the other hand, accepts that determinism is correct but rejects the idea that it eliminates free will, believing that free choices are not determined by external factors.
Accountability
- Accountability is defined as our deservingness of blame or praise for actions that we perform.
- Moral accountability usually includes guilt, remorse, sorrow, and shame as natural results of our capacities to know and choose.
- Legal accountability uses legal standards to justify sanctions and punishments and can coincide with moral accountability.
Responsibility
- Responsibility as duty gives rise to responsibility as agency, which can be attributed only to humans, not non-humans.
- Being responsible means being accountable for one's actions.
Determinism and Freedom
- According to Determinism, all events in the world are caused by previous events/conditions and the laws of nature.
- Compatibilism believes that freedom is not incompatible with determinism, and social freedom is being constrained, forced, or compelled.
- Libertarianism believes that freedom is incompatible with determinism, and free choices are determined by internal factors, not external ones.
Moral Standards
- Intelligence is the factor that enables us to distinguish between good and bad actions.
- Freedom enables us to choose which action(s) we want to perform.
Explore the concepts of free will, determinism, and compatibilism in philosophy. Learn about libertarianism's belief in the human mind producing free choices through free will, and compatibilism's rejection of the premise that freedom is incompatible with determinism.
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