I Feel Free

the pool. Philosophically, you can relate this to the problem of free will. It’s been a debate for centuries whether or not we have any true power to make our daily decisions. When relating it to the stimulus you can ask if he had the choice to get in the pool. Determinism, in a philosophical sense, is the belief that all events, including every human action are determined by causes external to the will. The opposite of this is free will, or being able to make decisions without fate, being able…

Free Will and Determinism have been discussed by philosophers for many years. Free will is associated with moral responsibility, and alternative actions that “could have” been taken over the one chosen. Determinism is the opposite view, and is associated with universal causation, and a lack of free will. Determinists believe that a person’s actions are inevitable, they are dictated by a person’s experiences, they believe nurture, nature, and even a person’s genes determine their future actions.…

grow up that we feel the need to make our own choices and decisions? This need to make our own choices are in every life on this earth. Today there are billions of people on this earth, and for each individual that is born we are born with the right to make our own decisions. A right that, one will eventually in their life span has to take advantage and responsibility of. That right is called Free Will. Furthermore, there are many that support and appreciate this right of free will, however,…

that you should live your life according to authenticity instead of happiness. Sartre defines authenticity as focusing on an individual 's freedom by making his or her own decisions. In this paper I will explain how I am free using Sartre’s Existentialism and Human Emotion. Sartre says human beings are free when they are being authentic by living according to their moral character, which is determined by your responsibility for your actions, responsibility for mankind, and responsibility for…

In Book 3 (lines 95-111), the question of “free will” is brought up. Milton’s discussion of free will raises the question of whether free will is something that an individual can choose or reject, or if in fact there is no choice of free will at all. It is possible that God is simply tangling the idea that free will even exists to men as a way for them to believe they have a choice over their own faiths, when it is possible that in actuality they do not. The question is why would God create…

existence of God and the problem of Evil breaks down to free will, therefore I believe that although God is all-knowing and all-loving, allowing humanity to process free will created a gate for Evil to rise in the form of decision making. God allowed humanity to exercise free will. This may, in a certain perspective portray God as an evil entity, but he does not command humanity to commit crimes, rape, murder, lie, cheat, or steal. A person’s own free will is the decision maker hence forth…

one’s heart has imagined all the things that God has prepared for those who love him.’ – 1 Corinthians 2:9 Even the greatest minds in the world have no comprehension of what greatness God has for his redeemed. Man’s heart, or emotion, enables him to feel, unlike a robot or machine, the human experience. His will, or volition, enables him to make decisions and choices that have moral consequences. Hence the ability to make choices,…

just in time to help him get out of harms way. If this bystander had not acted in the way that he did, I highly doubt we would be assigned this video for this week’s essay. The lack of people willing to help the man in peril can mostly be attributed to the well studied bystander effect, a social psychological phenomenon, which refers to “when the presence of others discourages an…

wrong thing for the right reasons ever right?” Although the answer is debatable and has been for some time, I firmly believe that the answer is “no.” Anyone with high moral standards such as myself, could not ever justify doing the wrong thing for the right reasons. A person should begin by asking themselves, “Do the benefits outweigh the costs?” “Would I be able to live with the consequences?” I cannot think of an instance when the benefits outweigh the costs or when living with the…

and dumping the body on the side of the road, the choice is yours. Americans are blessed with the power of free will, you are in charge of the choices you make and the consequences that come along with them. You are the master of your own fate and you are responsible for your future. You are in charge of yourself, the choice is yours on how you plan on living your life. Everybody wants to be free and everybody intends on creating the most extravagant life they possibly…