Flashcards

Philosophical Concepts

Lucy Cerys Philosophy Year 11 English 16 cards

Cards in this deck (16)

1Free WillCapacity of rational agents (humans) to choose a course of action from among various alternatives.
2DeterminismBelief that all events caused by past events such that nothing other than what does occur can occur; no free will.
3LibertariamismBelief that mataphysically we can act freely; humans have entirely free will.
4CompatibalismEverything is determined:
- if internally determined = free choice
- if externally determined = no free choice
5Moral ResponsibilityMorally deserving praise/blame for an act.
6Theory of Ultimate RealityAbsolute nature of all things.
7ReductionalismView that all parts of world/experience can be traced back to one singular thing.
8Welfare LiberalismSocial equality through equal opportunity
9Classical LiberalismBelieve in freedom of private ownership.
10CausalityAgency which connects one process to another (being partly responsible for the second).
11TransivityA causes B
B causes C
therefore
A cause C
12Anti-causationCannot say for certain if one thing causes another.
13Mind-Body ConundrumProblem of explaining relation of mind to body.
14DualismMind is seperate from body:
Mind = non- physical
Brain = physical.
15MaterialismMind and body are one physical entity.
16IdealismUltimate reality is the mind (everything perceived through mind).