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Free Will

What is Free Will? I could have done other than I actually did. There may be good reasons for our actions, but they’re not undeniable Free Will is required for Moral Judgements

Determinism What happens at time t is completely determined by the state of the world at time t-1

Determinism vs Free Will Human beings should also be deterministic P1. Our choices are the product of deterministic laws and initial conditions. P2. If our choices are the product of deterministic laws and initial conditions then we don’t have Free Will. ------------------------------------------------------- C. We don’t have Free Will.

Determinism vs Free Will Position P1 P2 C Hard Determinism Soft Determinism Compatibilism Liberalism ü ü ü r r ü r

Determinism vs Free Will Libertarianism If Free Will and Determinism are incompatible then reject Determinism Are we really free if we are acting at random? Certainly can’t blame a random actor for his acts

Determinism vs Free Will Compatibilism Free Will and Determinism could both be true, i.e. P2 is false Take no position on P1

Determinism vs Free Will Compatibilism Why think P2 is true? P3 If we have FW then X P4 If determinism is true then not X ----------------------------------------------------- C2 If we have FW then determinism is not true, and if determinism is true then we don’t have FW

Determinism vs Free Will Compatibilism Why think P2 is true? P31 If we have FW then we can do other than we do P41 If determinism is true then we can not do other than we do ----------------------------------------------------- C21 If determinism is true then we don’t have FW.

Determinism vs Free Will Compatibilism Why think P2 is true? P32 If we have FW then if we choose otherwise we will do otherwise P42 If determinism is true then if we choose otherwise we will not do otherwise ----------------------------------------------------- C22 If determinism is true then we don’t have FW.

Determinism vs Free Will Compatibilism Why think P2 is true? P32 If we have FW then if we choose otherwise we will do otherwise TRUE P42 If determinism is true then if we choose otherwise we will not do otherwise FALSE ----------------------------------------------------- C22 If determinism is true then we don’t have FW.

Other Objections to Free Will Statements about the future are true or false There will be a sea-battle tomorrow Predictability God knows our future – we have no FW Even we can predict what other people will do