1. Quick Recap Hospers – key points for essay
Honderich – key points for essay
Locke – key points for essay

3. Buridan’s Donkey
A hungry donkey is equidistant between two bales of hay. It has no way of making the decision as to which one to eat and it dies of starvation.
Starter (pairs) – Imagine this was a human and you were a soft determinist and describe the picture.
Ext – In what way can soft determinism be described as compatibilist?

4. Soft Determinism
LO s
To understand further the notion of soft determinism.
To evaluate a range of soft deterministic viewpoints, in particular the work of David Hume
To understand certain criticisms of soft determinism

5. David Hume
Ever the 17th century ‘cleverclogs’, David Hume wittily insisted that we are determined to be free.
For each of the points on the following flowchart of Hume’s argument, discuss and note down a scenario or example in pairs to help illustrate its meaning

6. Determined to be Free
Influenced by Newton and causal restraints on objects
Events determined by causal chain link between objects
Called the above the ‘constant union of objects’
This then provides the foundation for human free will
Given situation, you can make a decision to go one way or the other

7. Determined to be Free Determined situation, spontaneous decision.
Calculated choice is called ‘liberty of spontaneity’
Not by chance as events are determined…
And free spontaneous decisions are calculated
In any given circumstance, we are determined to be free

8. Determined to be Free
As with Buridan’s donkey, please try and draw an image/picture/scribble to illustrate Hume’s point.

9. Where’s Wally?

10. Where’s Wally Now?
Wally was determined to end up in that tavern, but decided where to go next. What would the following think of this?
A) Hard Determinists
B) Libertarians