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The philosophical question of free will has been debated for years and has spawned many theories, papers and never ending arguments. Soft determinism along side with hard determinism and libertarianism make up the three theories of free will.By focusing on the works of Stace and Cahn, I aim to prove that the idea of soft determinism is not an inherently flawed argument and that free will and determinism are compatible. In the argument of free will, soft determinism falls in the middle between…

everyone’s opinion about it must be respected this is also an example of freedom. John. F. Kennedy said “The best road to progress is freedom”. Freedom is important aspect to build and maintain a positive atmosphere of a society. If there is freedom and free minds in society people will always think about the betterment of their surroundings and it will make the people in that…

Ethics has a central role in the choices we make or should make and what consequences will follow these choices (Williams & Arrigo, 2012). Freedom is the ability to make choices freely; we choose and act as we chose (Williams & Arrigo, 2012). Determinism in its simplest form is the position that for every event there exist conditions that could cause no other event (Williams & Arrigo, 2012). Caylee (Kallie) Anthony was last seen alive on June 16, 2008 at the home of her grandparents as she…

different outcomes. Libertarianism talks about free will and where free will involves either uncaused, undetermined choices or choices caused by the executor himself, whose character is itself, uncaused, or caused through free choice. Free will is commonly seen in scenarios where a person has to make a decision and in the middle of their internal argument, there is a moment where the person has the free will to either…

conclude that there is no such God that exists. There are many different arguments to justify why God allows evil in the world. None of them can fully explain why God allows evil, but can provide some doubt that God doesn’t exist. Free-Will Defense…

Is there really a reason why people are ultimately good and ultimately evil? If there ever was, where would it start from? By reading Augustine’s works, you can tell he questioned himself, If God was good then why is there so much evil the world right now? If he was good then, he should have trouble creating anything that has evil agendas. The way Augustine’s looked at it is if anything that turns evil must have started out good. If God created everything that is supposed to be good then that…

question arises around freedom and, more specifically, to what extent is an individual free to make choices that affect the rest of their life. At one extreme, a person could argue that one does not have any freedom whatsoever, and that all the events of life are predestined and would occur regardless of the choices one makes. At the opposite end of the spectrum would be a person who argues that a human being is free to live whatever life they choose without any limitations. Sartre, based on his…

Com 295 – 07 In communication there are two different ways on how you can look at communication theory; one way is free will scope, the other a determinism scope. These two ways of evaluating communication theory can affect many different aspects throughout communication. Free will means that humans acts are voluntary. It also says that we are free agents who can decide to respond differently under identical sets of circumstances. This means that we as humans have freedom to respond to our…

Extrovert, Introvert, or Extroverted Introvert “You think you’ve got it figured out, huh? You have no idea what life has in store for you.” Will you accept a random message request from a stranger? Most probably not right? But it happened, because if not then you won’t be reading this. Gillian Mamaclay of 4 BS Legal Management here in Ateneo surprised me by accepting my request. This person is also the current president of the Ateneo Student Exchange Council. After accepting my message and…

They met in the wrong place at the wrong time. They met in the right place at the right time. Fate is unexpected and mysterious, meaning no one really knows what to make of it. It just kind of happens. No one has control over fate. It can be in favor of the person, or it can be against them. People say that fate happens for a reason and most likely cannot be changed. Though some say that through specific actions it can be altered. In the movie, Inglourious Basterds, the entire plot is secretly…