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Philosophy 2.3
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1The Soft Determinist Position may be said to be between
- ACompatibilism and libertarianism: with compatibilism it shares the view that all choice is determined; with libertarianism it shares the view that we are capable of making free choices.
- BLibertarianism and hard determinism; it shares the view that all choice is determined; with hard determinism it shares the view that we are capable of making free choices
- CHard determinism and Compatibilism: with hard determinism it shares the view that all choice is determined; with compatibilism it shares the view that we are capable of making free choices.
- DNone of the above.
2The Soft Determinism Position may be said to be between
- AHard determinism and libertarianism: with hard determinism it shares the view that we may be held morally responsible for our actions; with libertarianism it shares the view that we are capable of making free choices.
- BHard determinism and compatibilism: with hard determinism it shares the view that all choice is determined; with compatibilism it shares the view that we may be held morally responsible for our actions.
- CHard determinism and libertarianism: with hard determinism it shares the view that all choice is determined; with libertarianism it shares the view that we may be held morally responsible for our actions.
- DHard determinism and libertarianism: with hard determinism it shares the view that we may be held morally responsible for our actions all choice is determined; with libertarianism it shares the view that we may be held morally responsible for our actions.
3Because he distinguishes between
- AChoices as mental events and acts as physical events, Stace may maintain that people are determined to act as they do but free to choose otherwise if they had acted otherwise.
- BChoices as physical events and acts as mental events, Stace may maintain that people are determined to act as they do but free to choose otherwise if they had acted otherwise.
- CChoices as mental events and acts as physical events, Stace may maintain that people are determined to choose as they do but free to act otherwise if they had chosen otherwise.
- DNone of the above.
4The soft-determinist position is that
- AEven though people are free to choose , people may be held morally responsible for their actions.
- BEven though people are free to choose , people may not be held morally responsible for their actions.
- CEven though people are not free to choose , people may be held morally responsible for their actions.
- DEven though people are not free to choose , people may not be held morally responsible for their actions.
5According to Stace, the apparent
- AConsistency of determinism and moral responsibility is due to the difference between the philosophical meaning of "freedom" and the common usage meaning of "freedom."
- BInconsistency of determinism and libertarianism is due to the difference between the determinist meaning of "freedom" and the libertarian meaning of "freedom."
- CInconsistency of determinism and moral responsibility is due to the difference between the philosophical meaning of "freedom" and the common usage meaning of "freedom."
- DNone of the above
6According to Stace, the apparent
- AConsistency of libertarianism and moral responsibility is due to the difference between the philosophical meaning of "freedom" and the libertarian meaning of "freedom."
- BInconsistency of determinism and libertarianism is due to the difference between the philosophical meaning of "freedom" and the common usage meaning of "freedom."
- CInconsistency of the philosophical meaning of "freedom" and the common usage meaning of "freedom" is due to the difference between determinism and libertarianism.
- DNone of the above
7According to Stace,
- AThe philosophical meaning of "freedom" is for the immediate cause of the action to be internal, due to the psychological state of the actor, while in common usage, "freedom" pertains to choices. And the philosophical meaning of "freedom" is the correct one.
- BThe philosophical meaning of "freedom" pertains to choices, while in common usage to act freely is for the immediate cause of the action to be internal, due to the the psychological state of the actor. And the common usage meaning of "freedom" is the correct one.
- CThe philosophical meaning of "freedom" pertains to choices, while in common usage to act freely is for the immediate cause of the action to be internal, due to the psychological state of the actor. And the philosophical meaning of "freedom" is the correct one.
- DThe philosophical meaning of "freedom" is for the immediate cause of the action to be internal, due to the psychological state of the actor, while in common usage, "freedom" pertains to choices. And common usage meaning of "freedom" is the correct one.
8According to Stace,
- AFree actions are actions that are uncaused or undetermined
- BIn common usage, unfree action has no causes in genetics or environment.
- CFasting in the desert because there's no food is a free action
- DNone of the above
9According to philosophical determinism, Stace says,
- AA free action is defined as one that immediately proceeds from the agent's external circumstances.
- BA free action is one that is completely independent of the agent's heredity and his/her environment
- CA free action is one that proceeds from the agent's free will
- DAll of the above
10According to common usage, Stace says, a person acts freely when his action
- AImmediately proceeds from his mental states such as his desires or beliefs.
- BImmediately proceeds from states of affairs external to the agent.
- CIs not determined by the person's heredity or environment.
- DNone of the above.
11According to Stace, signing a confession
- Abecause one wants to tell the truth is a free act, but Gandhi fasting because he wanted to free India is an unfree act.
- Bbecause one wants to tell the truth is an unfree act, and Gandhi fasting because he wanted to free india is an unfree act.
- Cbecause the police beat one is a free act, but stealing because one's employer threatened to beat one is and unfree act
- Dbecause the police beat one is an unfree act, and stealing because one's employer threatened to beat one is an unfree act
12On the case of a man handing his wallet over to a mugger who is threatening to shoot him, Stace says "it is a borderline case," because
- AThe man does not know if the mugger is going to harm him in case he does not hand out the wallet
- BWe do not know if the mugger had threatened the man.
- CIt seems difficult to say whether the man's action immediately proceeds for his mental states or whether his action is prompted by a state of affairs external to him.
- DAll of the above
13Stace believes that
- AStealing because one's employer threatened to beat one is an unfree act, and indeed it is an unfree act given his own definition.
- BStealing because one's employer threatened to beat one is an unfree act, but it is actually a free act given his own definition
- CStealing because one's employer threatened to beat one is a free act, and it is actually a free act given his own definition
- DStealing because one's employer threatened to beat one is a free act, but it is actually an unfree act given his own definition.
14Stace believes that
- ASigning a confession because the police beat or threaten to beat one is an unfree action, and indeed it is an unfree action given his own definition.
- BSigning a confession because the police beat or threaten to beat one is an unfree action, but it is actually a free action given his own definition
- CSigning a confession because the police beat or threaten to beat one is a free action, and it is actually a free action given his own definition
- DSigning a confession because the police beat or threaten to beat one is a free action, but it is actually an unfree action given to his own definition.
15Given, Stace believes, that
- Ait is predictable that John would get in trouble while driving drunk, John may not be excused for driving drunk, because he is not morally responsible for his action.
- Bit is predictable that John would get in trouble while driving drunk, John may not be excused for driving drunk, because he is morally responsible for his action.
- Cit is predictable that John would get in trouble while driving drunk, John may be excused for driving drunk, because he is not morally responsible for his action
- DAll of the above
16Stace argues that
- ADeterminism allows for moral responsibility, since we excuse people for doing wrong, when if we could, on the basis of knowing them, predict that they would do wrong.
- BDeterminism allows for moral responsibility, since we do not excuse people for doing wrong, even if we could, on the basis of knowing them, predict that they would do wrong.
- CDeterminism does not allow for moral responsibility, since we excuse people for doing wrong, if we could, on the basis of knowing them, predict with that they would do wrong.
- DNone of the above.
17We may
- AJustifiably punish people for violating the law, Stace believes, because people are not morally responsible for their actions.
- BNot justifiably punish people for violating the law, Stace believes, because people are not morally responsible for their actions.
- CNot justifiably punish people for violating the law, Stace believes, because people are morally responsible for their actions.
- DJustifiably punish people for violating the law, Stace believes , because people are morally responsible for their actions.
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