Am I free? 3: New compatibilism
- Created by: Philosophy Emma
- Created on: 09-10-19 18:00
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2. The liberty of indifference:
- One is free to the extent that one could have done otherwise had one so chosen
- An action is a free action only if one could have done otherwise in the very same circumstance, and our actions are not determined by the causal history of the world or prior psychological state
- One is free if one is not subject to constraint or force, an action is free if one is able to do as one has chosen
3. The liberty of spontaneity:
- One is free if one is not subject to constraint or force, an action is free if one is able to do as one has chosen
- One is free to the extent that one could have done otherwise had one so chosen
- An action is a free action only if one could have done otherwise in the very same circumstance, and our actions are not determined by the causal history of the world or prior psychological state
4. What are second-order desires?
- Asking whether we really should desire to be the kind of person who has those first-order desires
- They are about the kind of person I want to be or the kind of behaviours I want to engage in
- They are desires that I don’t want to be effective
- They are about what I want to do
5. According to Frankfurt, what is the will?
- The will is about the kind of person I want to be or the kind of behaviours I want to engage in
- The ability to fulfil your first order desires
- When we have conflicting desires and we can’t act on all at the same time, the will is the desire that wins out, upon which you act
- Asking whether we really should desire to be the kind of person who has those first-order desires
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