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11 Cards in this Set
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Holbach I. 1. What conclusions does Holbach draw from his premise that human beings are completely physical?
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Everything is pre-determined
-We are a bunch of molecules, and are not free -We are a part of nature, which is not free. Therefore, we are not free. |
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Holbach II. 1. What does the human will fundamentally desire?
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Self-preservation: to stay alive
Well-being: to live well |
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Holbach II. 2. How does experience affect the will?
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Experience can lead you to do things, but it's more helpful in the long run
-Training to do something painful (dentist) is better in the long run |
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Holbach II. 3. What are the three sources of the impulses that determine the will?
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Object
Motive Idea |
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Holbach III. 1. What is Holbach’s response to the objection that free will is demonstrated by a thirsty person who refrains from drinking water known to be poisoned, or who goes ahead and drinks it anyway?
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If they didn't, they were worried about self-preservation.
If they did, they are only worried about the present. |
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Holbach III. 2. Why does deliberation among alternatives not show that the will is free?
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Because the event of deliberation is pre-determined
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Holbach III. 3. What would be necessary for a person to have free agency?
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-Being able to choose without a motive
-prevent motives from coercing my will :: both are impossible :: |
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Holbach III. 4. What is Holbach’s response to the objection based on the fact that we can recall ideas that prevent us from following unruly desires?
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ex. Desire: to get drunk
Idea: have a test tomorrow, so shouldn't drink :: a better idea comes up |
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Holbach III. 5. How does Holbach explain shame, regret, and remorse?
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If you have beers at a party, and you get buzzed, you might want to have five more. If you get in a car accident, you might regret drinking the last five beers.
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Holbach III. 6. Why does the fact that we can do what we have resolved to do, not prove that we have free will?
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Everything you did, you had to do because it was most attractive at the time
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Holbach IV 1. What leads human beings to suppose that they are free agents?
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The complication of motion in man, the variety of his action, and the multiplicity of causes that move him
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