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    or quantum indeterminacy that this is the causes of our thoughts and actions that gives us this model of what we call free will. This is not determined by one 's character and values, one 's feelings and desires, one 's motives and reasons, as this constitutes the Two-Stage Models for Free Will. For this, philosophy, in general, continues to motivate me to become a radical free thinker and focus on my ideas as this is crucial to my development as my…

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    Humanistic Approach

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    Assuming that humans have free will. Is all behavior determined thru free will? The Humanistic Approach tells us that we have choices these choices are necessary to become a fully functioning human being. This helps us in having self-actualization this is our need and form of motivation that sets us apart from everyone else. (McLeod, Freewill and Determination, 2013) Self-Actualization In 1959 Carl Rogers believed that humans tend to self-actualize. In studying self-actualization, this…

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    Augustine of Hippo and Pico della Mirandola hold opposing positions on what they believe the human potential is. Augustine believes a human beings potential is predestined, at God's will, because of original sin. Whereas Pico believes the human potential is unlimited, because God created us to be “Sovereign craftsman” because he the “Greatest craftsman” had nothing new he could give to us (pp. 117). Augustine and Pico although they do not agree on the issue of a person's potential, do…

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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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    Are we free? On one hand most of us have the clear mindset that we are, we feel and act free, we feel like we make all sorts of decisions, good or bad that lead to both beliefs (that we are and that we’re not free) but it has yet to be proven that somebody can just decide to change his or her beliefs in any which way. But, consider knocking someone out, or, for another example, I donate wheat to a third world country on a whim, just because I feel like it. This view that humans are more than…

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    It is mine and every American citizen’s right to speak freely without repercussions to limit our ability to express ourselves. Limiting our rights to free speech would require amending the First Amendment, and if government cannot do so, then they cannot look for ways to punish people because of what they say. Is it okay for me to punch a man in his face for calling me stupid? Then why is it okay to…

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    was probably never going to occur, and that the people in society should have free choice. Which is why they both believe that in order for a society to function, society should be structured in such a way that is unique and differently, that way the society can be just and good. Life, liberty and property- the three main rules of life according to John Locke, the main one, being liberty. Liberty is the state of…

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    Free will is someone 's ability to do whatever and make choices that change their future in the way they want. The choices we make change our lives and leads us down our own future. In Macbeth and paradise lost, you can see two examples of how free will; you can also see how the powered choice causes two characters to face isolation in their community. In both stories, they are only isolated by their own actions, no one made them follow that path. They alone were responsible for their down fall.…

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    Free Will is a Man’s Downfall Free will, as defined by Dictionary.com, is “the ability to think, choose, and act voluntarily.” In Macbeth, William Shakespeare introduces the idea of free will to the readers. The author explores this idea through his main character, Macbeth. Shakespeare shows how free will caused Macbeth to carry out such horrific actions towards his people. As a result, King Duncan, Banquo, and Macduff’s family are all victims of Macbeth’s murderous crimes. Thus, by presenting…

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    Contradiction In Spinoza's

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    Is action free or determined, Spinoza argues that it is determined but there is a freedom of will in the doctrine of the conatus. This view rests on three metaphysical positions that Spinoza advocates for, namely immanent necessitarianism, reductive naturalism and monism. All that exists and has is and will happen is immanent and inevitably going to happen. This he argues is because nature is constructed by a free uncaused cause (that which has no external constraint). This uncaused cause…

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