Free rider problem

whether we have free will or not. Two opposing titles, “Design” a modern piece of poetry, a petrarchan sonnet and the other “Outliers” a modern day expository text. The piece “Design” by Robert Frost demonstrates how Fate is predetermined by nature through the relationship between a spider and a moth utilizing metaphors imagery and comparison. On the contrary the expository text, “Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell connotes through logos, and causality.…

Taking everything about free will into account, I was eventually left deeply vacillated. I was continually running thought experiments to test the strength of each claim. Eventually, I begin to realize that most of the definitions for free will were different depending on the claim. It then became clear that due to factors such as personality, psychological framework, social outlook, etc., that different people merely have different levels of what they consider free will or not. Some believe…

The classic argument of Fate v Free Will in life and in literature has been around for centuries. Everyone debates it at least once. It has always baffled mankind whether there is a fate that cannot be altered or if it is what you make of it. It has been between those that believe that their every move has been pre-destined and those that believe that you make your own decisions without it being planned for them. The thought that everything is set in stone gives comforting feelings for some,…

*Insert Really Awesome Headline Here* Imagine this. Two doors, both alike in appearance. One is an exit whilst the other is a trap. You are given a choice in which door to go through. Hypothetically, let’s say you choose the first door. Bam, wrong choice. Let’s say you choose the second. Nope, wrong again. Both doors were traps; you never really had a choice. It may seem that your life is governed by the choices you make—you don’t need fate or destiny to predetermine it for you, but when we…

The idea of moral responsibility is argued between determinists and libertarians, with the division being caused by the possibility of free will. Steven Cahn offers an explanation of the different views of free will with the three opinions being hard determinism, soft determinism, and libertarianism. In this writing, I am going to explain Cahn’s viewpoint, and his idea that freedom is not compatible with determinism. The setting for this argument begins with a criminal trial from the early…

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…

Jawaharlal Nehru once said, “Life is like a game of cards. The hand you're dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will.” In order to determine if something is real or not, you must be able to understand what it is. When the concept of fate floats around in the minds of people who allow it to, the question of whether Fate is real or not comes to play. Fate is an idea that is sometimes is very hard to grasp simply because the meaning of fate has so many meanings. In general, everyone…

In this case, I would argue that the man who threw the punch acted without free will. I would argue this considering that, in this instance, it is stated that he did so “without thinking”, indicating that this was not a consciously chosen behavior, at least from the attacker’s perspective. A libertarian might counter my position by saying that there was no physical event to cause the action, therefore the attacker must have acted freely. I answer by acknowledging that there is no physical action…

Destiny, sometimes called fate, is an established set of events telling someone's future. The famous play “Romeo and Juliet” inscribed by the marvelous Shakespeare is a wonderful example of “star crossed lovers” and their fate. Throughout the text it is clear to see that the two are meant to be. From the Prologue to act 5 scene 3. it is obvious that no matter what the lover’s do, or how much they love each other, their relationship is simply doomed by fate. Fate cannot be beaten nor conquered,…

I have one question based on the response to the objection from finite perception of the infinite. On what view of human nature (i.e., humanist?) is the response based? In chapter 8, Kronen and Reitan continue to argue against the argument from freedom (AF) by focusing on its first premise (AF1), which holds that ‘God cannot guarantee the salvation of all without overriding the unregenerate’s freedom; a claim Kronen and Reitan of course reject. Moreover, Kronen and Reitan provide a more precise…