Social determinism

In this article, W.T Stace defends the view of compatibilism, which is also known as “soft determinism.” He argues that every event in one’s life is inevitable and is the result of past affairs, which also leads him to the belief that free will is indeed consistent with determinism. Near the end of the article he also explores the notion of moral responsibility and it’s compatibility with free will. Stace begins by briefly outlining the significance of free will because if someone has no control…

What does freedom mean to me. What do you think of when you hear the word freedom, do you just think that means that you're free to do what you want? That is wrong, freedom is the right to act, speak, or think what you want without hindrance or restraint. What if you couldn't Think, Say or do what you want like most other countries? We are lucky enough to be able to think, say or do what we want. So I am going to tell you What freedom means to me. In the USA you can think anything you want,…

In general, freedom of action is a fundamental condition to do what a person wants to do, so people often consider it is necessary or important for free will. However, according to Harry Frankfurt’s definition of free will, that idea is wrong, and freedom of action is neither necessary nor sufficient for free will. Why he consider it as neither necessary nor sufficient for free will? And why this claim is important in his argument? I will discuss those two questions in this paper. First, why he…

Do humans have free will? In this essay I am going to explore this philosophical contention. Firstly, I will present a personally preferred definition of fatalism. Secondly, I will summarise the argument by Theodore Schick; that fatalism is true in the world of the Matrix and explain why I think this is an unsuccessful argument. Finally, I intend to discuss why I think fatalism is false in our current world providing reasons for my answer. Fatalism is a philosophical principle that states all…

Fate, a human’s destiny in life, is a heavily debated concept that ranges from philosophy, to theology, and even to modern science; however, even in this range can be generalized in three simplified schools of thought. One may argue that every move in a person’s life is predestined in some divine way, proceeded by the concept of free will with divine consequences, and ending with the idea of complete free will without any exterior factors. In generalizing these categories of fate, some specific…

been grappling with the complexity of free-will and determinism since the antiquity era. Over the centuries, innovative ideas have been presented defending both cases of the argument. In the case of determinism, I choose to focus on two specific branches of the philosophy: casual determinism and theological determinism. These two concepts contribute the most compelling evidence on the determinist’s behalf. The main issue which arises from determinism is the notion that an individual is not…

the question of free will, I would have to say I am a hard determinist. I once thought that we had a choice, but these choices were decided by our world. I had some understanding of this idea without searching out an answer to describe it as hard determinism. The universe has it's own natural processes that we understand through chemistry, physics, math, and other fields of study. These processes have a cause and effect relationship, so they influence our environment, which leads to determined…

On pages 311-320, causal arguments are introduced according to events, as what happened at a certain time, and what situation resulted because of an event. Causal arguments are determined very closely like cause and effect, an event is what we call the situation, and the event can also be both the cause and effect. The book informs on the types of causal arguments, the way to properly identify the parts, and what the form is. There are 3 types of causal conditions used to identify the event…

Humans only have free will when they are aware of the fact that they are making logical decisions and judgments. In order to have free will, humans must make logical decisions. Logical decisions are reaching a conclusion after careful consideration of multiple options. Examples of logical decisions are thought suppression and mental control. Though both of these have been proven to increase the thought of a certain subject in the long term, there is a slight moment after the thought of…

to the theory of hard determinism Within Philosophical school of thought determinism describes that all events are completely determined by previously existing causes. According to this thinking, a person in a given situation may think that he is able to do this or that, but in every case the stars, the law of physics, his character, the conditioning he has received or something else makes him unable to do any but one thing. Ted Honderich says “If our theory of determinism is true, then all of…