Am I free? 1: Classic compatibilism

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Who are the two biggest advocates of classic compatibilism?
Hobbes and Hume
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What is the forking paths model?
a range if open futures from which to choose, branching from a closed past
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What is Hobbes' account of the mind?
external motions impacting upon the senses and causing internal motions, the internal motions constitute all mental activity
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What is Hume's account of the mind?
the actions of a human being are caused by their prior mental/psychological states (their character) and a full grasp of their psychology would allow for the successful prediction of their behaviour
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According to Hobbes, what is freedom?
absence of constraint
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What does Hume think of human behaviour?
it is irregular and uncertain
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