Free Will and Determinism

HOW FREE ARE WE, IF AT ALL?!
Key Terms
1. Hard Determinists
  1. They believe that 'all human actions are effects, caused by prior influences/causes.
2. Libertarians
  1. They maintain that we are free to act (have free will) and are morally responsible for those actions
3. Soft Determinists
  1. They maintain that some human actions are determined, but that we still have moral responsibility
  2. Soft Determinism is also known as Compatibilism (free will compatible with determinism)
4. Incompatibilists
  1. They maintain that free will and determinism are incompatible.
  2. Libertarians and Hard Determinists are Incompatibilists
    1. Determinism?
      1. TRUE?
        Free Will
        TRUE?
        SOFT DETERMINISM = COMPATIBILISM
        FALSE
        Hard Determinism
        INCOMPATIBILISM - it's logical! You either have it or you don't!
      2. FALSE
        Libertarianism
        Annotations:
        = Free Will and Moral Responsibility
Key Questions
1. Do human actions have causes beyond our control?
2. What if the ability to make free moral choices is an illusion?
3. Can we be morally responsible for our actions if they were influenced or fixed by external forces?

Resource summary

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