Sunday, October 23, 2022

Homework 11 Chapter 5 (free will and determinism)

Based on the lecture on Chapter 5

1. What is Hard Determinism (HD from here on)? Explain
2. if HD is true, are we responsible for our actions? Explain.
3. How is punishment considered for Hard Determinists?
4. What's Compatibilism? 
5. Explain how Compatibilism reconciles free will and determinism using the idea of alternative possibilities.
6. Is punishment justified for Compatibilists?
7. Read p. 254 from the textbook. Explain how John Locke makes a distinction from a voluntary action and a free action. 
8. What is the benefit of Hierarchical compatibilism over Traditional Compatibilism?
9. Provide a counterargument against Compatibilism.
10. What's libertarianism? Explain the argument from experience.
11. Explain Libet's experiment and how it counters Libertarianism. Click here for more about the experiment.

Explain questions require at least 25 words. 

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