Question 1

Nagel believes that

Accepted Answer

A)  Determinism is incompatible with responsibility. 
B)  If all of our actions were caused by our psychological states, we would not be morally responsible. 
C)  It seems that we act freely. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Determinism is incompatible with responsibility. 
B)  If all of our actions were caused by our psychological states, we would not be morally responsible. 
C)  It seems that we act freely. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 2

Hume defines "cause" in terms of the constant conjunction of events in experience.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

How does James understand chance? Why does he think it is not as bad as the determinist thinks it to be?

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William James, the American philosopher

Question 4

The soft determinist believes that only some events are deterministically caused.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Indeterminism implies chance according to James.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Frankfurt defends the view that a person is morally responsible for what he has done only if he could have done otherwise.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Hume defines a cause as an object that is

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A)  Followed by another object and where all objects similar to the first are followed by objects similar to the second. 
B)  Followed by another object and whose appearance always brings to mind that other object. 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  Neither a nor b 
A)  Followed by another object and where all objects similar to the first are followed by objects similar to the second. 
B)  Followed by another object and whose appearance always brings to mind that other object. 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  Neither a nor b

Question 8

Stace defines "free will" as uncaused action.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is the proper understanding of the doctrine of necessity, according to Hume?

Accepted Answer

According to Hume, the doctrine of neces

Question 10

Do you think James is right that determinism leads to a dilemma? Explain.

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Determinism is the philosophical concept

Question 11

According to James, the dilemma of determinism is that

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A)  Either evil is necessary or God is. 
B)  Either evil is necessary or error is. 
C)  Either sin is necessary or chance is. 
D)  None of the above. 
A)  Either evil is necessary or God is. 
B)  Either evil is necessary or error is. 
C)  Either sin is necessary or chance is. 
D)  None of the above.

Question 12

In the trial of Leopold and Loeb, Clarence Darrow argued that

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A)  Leopold and Loeb were innocent. 
B)  Leopold and Loeb were not morally responsible for their actions. 
C)  Leopold and Loeb should be executed. 
D)  Leopold and Loeb were not legally responsible for their actions. 
A)  Leopold and Loeb were innocent. 
B)  Leopold and Loeb were not morally responsible for their actions. 
C)  Leopold and Loeb should be executed. 
D)  Leopold and Loeb were not legally responsible for their actions.

Question 13

Jones actually performs the action only because Black forces him to.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How does Hume define "cause"? Explain how he arrives at this definition.

Accepted Answer

David Hume defines "cause" as a relation

Question 15

The case of Jones and Black supports the principle of alternative possibilities.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Levy takes himself to have decisively refuted Frankfurt's counterexample to the principle of alternative possibilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the three views presented in the text do you find most compelling, and why?

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I find the third view presented in the t

Question 18

Do you experience your own decisions as choices between genuine possibilities? What does this mean for your commitment to an answer on the question of whether we have free will?

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Yes, I do experience my own decisions as

Question 19

Stace argues that free will and predictability are

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A)  Compatible. 
B)  Incompatible. 
C)  Compulsive. 
D)  Inconsistent. 
A)  Compatible. 
B)  Incompatible. 
C)  Compulsive. 
D)  Inconsistent.

Question 20

What do you think it means to say that you could have done otherwise than you did?

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To say that you could have done otherwis

Nagel believes that

Hume defines "cause" in terms of the constant conjunction of events in experience.

How does James understand chance? Why does he think it is not as bad as the determinist thinks it to be?

The soft determinist believes that only some events are deterministically caused.

Indeterminism implies chance according to James.

Frankfurt defends the view that a person is morally responsible for what he has done only if he could have done otherwise.

Hume defines a cause as an object that is

Stace defines "free will" as uncaused action.

What is the proper understanding of the doctrine of necessity, according to Hume?

Do you think James is right that determinism leads to a dilemma? Explain.

According to James, the dilemma of determinism is that

In the trial of Leopold and Loeb, Clarence Darrow argued that

Jones actually performs the action only because Black forces him to.

How does Hume define "cause"? Explain how he arrives at this definition.

The case of Jones and Black supports the principle of alternative possibilities.

Levy takes himself to have decisively refuted Frankfurt's counterexample to the principle of alternative possibilities.

Which of the three views presented in the text do you find most compelling, and why?

Do you experience your own decisions as choices between genuine possibilities? What does this mean for your commitment to an answer on the question of whether we have free will?

Stace argues that free will and predictability are

What do you think it means to say that you could have done otherwise than you did?

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Exam 5: Free Will

Nagel believes that

Hume defines "cause" in terms of the constant conjunction of events in experience.

How does James understand chance? Why does he think it is not as bad as the determinist thinks it to be?

The soft determinist believes that only some events are deterministically caused.

Indeterminism implies chance according to James.

Frankfurt defends the view that a person is morally responsible for what he has done only if he could have done otherwise.

Hume defines a cause as an object that is

Stace defines "free will" as uncaused action.

What is the proper understanding of the doctrine of necessity, according to Hume?

Do you think James is right that determinism leads to a dilemma? Explain.

According to James, the dilemma of determinism is that

In the trial of Leopold and Loeb, Clarence Darrow argued that

Jones actually performs the action only because Black forces him to.

How does Hume define "cause"? Explain how he arrives at this definition.

The case of Jones and Black supports the principle of alternative possibilities.

Levy takes himself to have decisively refuted Frankfurt's counterexample to the principle of alternative possibilities.

Which of the three views presented in the text do you find most compelling, and why?

Do you experience your own decisions as choices between genuine possibilities? What does this mean for your commitment to an answer on the question of whether we have free will?

Stace argues that free will and predictability are

What do you think it means to say that you could have done otherwise than you did?

What Is Philosophy

The Elements of Argument

Knowing Vs Thinking

Mind

Identity

God

Moral Theory

Moral Problems

Society

Social Justice

Art

The Meaning of Life

Asian Outlooks

Filters