Am I free? 1: Classic compatibilism

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1. What is Hobbes' account of the mind?

  • external motions impacting upon the senses and causing internal motions, the internal motions constitute all mental activity
  • your preferences, personality, experiences, are determined, they are not yours to choose; but you still count as free if you can act according to those preferences
  • causation consists in regularity, so in order to demonstrate that actions are caused we need to show that these are regularities in human behaviour
  • 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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2. According to Hobbes, what is freedom?

  • impossible because of determinism
  • absence of constraint
  • the ability to make your own choices
  • shaping your personality and developing your preferences

3. Which of these is not a problem with Hobbes' view on freedom?

  • it doesn't allow that we could be not free due to internal factors such as psychology
  • it's incompatible with determinism
  • it doesn't accord with our intuitions
  • it leaves no space for the agent

4. Who are the two biggest advocates of classic compatibilism?

  • Hobbes and Hume
  • Descartes and Hobbes
  • Hume and Beebee
  • Descartes and Kant

5. What does Hume think of human behaviour?

  • it is not individualistic but dependent on groups
  • it is unpredictable
  • it is irregular and uncertain
  • it is determined by society
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