Free rider problem

In Treatise, David Hume explains two categories of perceptions – impressions or ideas. Impressions originate from our sensory observation or feeling, which is also regarded as reflections by Hume. Ideas aren’t as vivid as impressions, nonetheless they originate from our impressions. Ideas aren’t as vivid as impressions because it involves thinking of something instead of (first hand) experiencing it. Hume proposes a principle that implies that all ideas, regardless of whether simple or complex,…

Just imagine if we lived in a world where our actions had no outcome, where everything we do or say had no consequence. It would be a consequence free paradise. However, this is not the case. We are Humans, and the actions we face, the things we encounter and the things we don't do, have consequences on our lives and on the others revolving around us. As a result, we need to be capable to control our behavior in a near term to not hurt ourselves or our society in the long term. This structure of…

Katherine Sierka Dodd PHL 150 20 September 2015 Aristotle’s “De Interpretatione” Aristotle's Sea Battle Problem, discusses whether every assertion about the future must be either true or false. The contradiction to Aristotle’s concept is an assertion in which states what the other denies. Aristotle’s The Sea Battle specifically stresses, “With regard to what is and what has been it is necessary for the affirmation or the negation to be true or false,” (e.g. Aristotle, p. 1) Aristotle’s two…

Within Ayer’s short essay he discusses the two, seemingly opposing, ideas of free-will and determinism. Throughout his work, however, Ayer seems to break down the ‘divide’ between these two ideas by discussing the differences between causality and constraint of actions. Ayer briefly sets up why the question free-will, and therefore freedom of action, or not having such freedoms, is a problem for us as a society. Our society’s legal system is grounded in the notion that people freely choose to…

After reading chapter four section six “Neuroscience and Free Will”, one philosopher stood out to me. Alva Noë’s views on what creates our consciousness and what makes a person who they are intrigues me. He states “Consciousness requires the joint of brain, body, and the world. Indeed, consciousness is an achievement of the whole animal in its environmental context” (Chaffee 208-209). The fact that he attributes consciousness to our entire being and not solely the brain makes sense to me. Many…

Fahrenheit 451 Essay For me, Freedom is the privilege to do as you please as long as it is within reason and does not harm a person in anyway. Freedom is limited. With freedom you can choose your own path in life and you will not be fully restrained. Keeping freedom is not always an easy task because it can get complicated. In Fahrenheit 451, Clarisse clearly has some kind of freedom. She asks Montag lots of questions and she thinks for herself. This is some freedom and the other people in…

Fate, Destiny, and You: Assessment Paper In class we watched the film The Adjustment Bureau and in this film there was many instances that challenged free will with determinism. It’s very hard to not think about fate and destiny. There are many ways to answer what exactly our destiny is. God knows our future and it already exists, and there is nothing we can do to change that. This is the theological challenge to freedom, it means that if an absolutely perfect god knows the future, presumably…

Hi Celicia, You made a lot of great points. Even though I did not select the same stanza from Chapter 7, I agree with your interpretation and how you pointed out that you “ … have gone through several situations in life that have made me feel every type of feelings and emotions that you can think of if life”. I do think that various experiences in our lifetimes have helped us grow in even unexpected ways. None of us are the same individuals as we were a couple of years ago. Discussion #7…

enduring age-old discussion regarding the existence of the independence or dependence of free will on moral responsibility are arguments supported by philosophers such as Robert Kane and Hume. There are those that contend that free will does not exists while others believe we have control over our actions. The existence of free will without moral responsibility will be explored through the arguments of free will and determinism, while the dependency will be discussed based on the “maxim”…

of being free or going to jail. “The Guest” illustrates the philosophy written about in “Existentialism 101” in various ways throughout the story. In “The Guest”, Daru can be seen as an existentialist. He gives the Arab the option of making his own choice of how he should deal with the crime he has committed. Daru says to the Arab prisoner, after telling him both the directions to the city where he will be arrested for his crimes, and directions to the pasturelands where he can be free, “No, be…