Free will

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some people think they have free will, but an alternate view is that our decisions are the result of the choices of others. Do you think you freely made the choice of attending your College, or do you think the decisions of others affected your choice of which school you attend? Why do you think that?

Both of the following elements need to be in the paper to get full credit:

A: Choose a position using one of the philosophers we have discussed in class.

· Here, please write about Jean Paul Sartre who says “Whatever happens in our lives are always our responsibility”

B: Write a detailed essay with examples from your life to support your position.

Free Will

 

 

 

 

 

 

In order to complete this discussion, you need to first:

read “Science Hasn’t Defeated Free Will” by List
read chapters 10-11 of Dew & Gould
read “Loki and the Problem of Determinism” by Chilton
If you have not done so, stop now to read that material.

For your thread, refer to the above sources as you answer the following questions:

Which determinist argument against free will is strongest in your view? (Give your reasons.)
Which single argument supporting free will is strongest in your view? (Give your reasons.)