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    HUME’S SKEPTICISM ABOUT OUR ABILITY TO HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD AROUND US AND HIS THEORIES ON CASUALITY AND THE ‘PRINCIPLE OF INDUCTION '. DAVID HUME (1711-1776) is considered as one of the more notable philosophers’ representative of the empiricism. In its critical to the concept of causality, Hume denied it saying that this principle had an existence objective. He supports the idea that cause and effect are factors that not are united by ties needed; if not, these have an arbitrary…

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    ly free to answer this question, probably not, otherwise in most cases people would choose not too do work over doing it, however is that because I’m not free to answer this question, or I do have the freedom but choose to answer it because I want to complete my degree. Free will is simply the ability to choose a certain action, therefore every action we take in life is taken there and then, and has not been pre-planned for us. Free will is the idea that we ourselves are effectively free moral…

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    Why Is Strawson Wrong

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    controlled by his condition. On another case, if a child is born with a genetic condition of being violent, the child will have not have free will completely because the child will not think clearly because he will be overcome by his anger. But once he gets psychological help for his anger problem, then he will have control over his actions, have complete free will and can be held morally responsible for his actions. The exception to my argument is if the person’s change in CPM is…

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    Sartre's Existentialism

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    “Existentialism is a Humanism” is based on a lecture that Sartre gave in Paris on Monday, October 29, 1945. This short exposition is the perfect student’s guide to existential thought in philosophy. For Sartre, existentialism is primarily defined by the idea that “existence precedes essence (22).” At the start of his lecture, he discusses how objects are manufactured with a pre-determined purpose or “essence” in mind thus, their essence precedes their existence. He states that many people’s…

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    accomplishing a task or purpose.” In the novel Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card, Ender the protagonist is told that “Human beings are free except when humanity needs them… Individual human beings are all tools that the others use to help us all survive” by a man named General Graff. Although all human beings deserve freedom, I believe that the statement, “Human beings are free except when humanity needs them… Individual human beings are all tools that the others use to help us all survive” by…

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    Man exists not to be controlled, not to be ruled, and not to be restrained, but to live free. In the world today, people of all genders and races have the freedom of choice without control. The choice to fail or succeed, speak or listen, live or die, be brave or afraid exist as examples of freedoms human beings have whenwhen born to this planet. We We hhumans need to embrace this blessing of freedom to live a prosperous. Freedom allows us to live for ourselves and without it we need no longer…

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    Up until the Holocaust, Elie Wiesel’s faith grew even stronger as he suffered through the torture in concentration camps, but with the help of God he was able to surpass the great evil that existed. After being forced into trains and ghettos, Wiesel did not know what was going to happen to the Jewish community, and despite the fact that he was imprisoned because he is Jews, it actually saved him as he kept his faith true and strong with God. In the interview with Oprah Winfrey, he explains how…

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    they take necessary steps if they want to achieve something or prove something in their lifetime. Given the two views, this paper will discuss how individuals are responsible for their behaviors and life circumstances. Theory of Free Will and Determinism The theory on free will includes a person who voluntary acts without being hindered by external control. This theory further supports the idea that if a person acts on a certain thing, he should feel that we really wanted to do it with the…

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    Confessions, Book Seven, Augustine talks about his views on the origin of evil. The first thing he talks about is how evil exists because of our free will (119). Augustine states how God would not have created evil because He is not able to be corrupted (120). God could not let evil into the world because evil is corrupted while God is incorruptible (120). Free will allows evil to come into because it gives humans a choice to either commit an evil act or not. Augustine then goes on and states…

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    Hume better understood that free will is necessary for people to act upon their desires. I agree with him because Frankfurt’s concept of person by second-order volitions is unreliable. He contradicted himself when he illustrated the unwilling addict argument. Namely, an act is only…

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