Am I free? Indeterminism 2: Hard determinism

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1. According to Derek Pereboom...

  • We are the ultimate sources of our actions
  • Hard determinism is compatible with something like morality
  • Hard determinism is incompatible with all notions of morality
  • Hard determinism is compatible with moral responsibility
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2. Hard determinism is a consequence of two claims. The conceptual claim is that...

  • it is impossible for anyone ever to be the ultimate source of their own actions
  • having free will entails alternate possibilities (AP) and that one be the ultimate source (UR) of one’s actions
  • hard determinism and the lack of free will is compatible with moral responsibility and accountability
  • as a matter of fact, nothing ever meets AP or UR, so nothing is ever free

3. What is one big problem with libertarianism?

  • The laws of physics
  • Luck
  • Determinism
  • Its definition of free will

4. Why is Galen Strawson a hard determinist?

  • He believes free will and determinism are incompatible
  • He disagrees with the requirements for free will
  • He believes we can never be ultimately responsible for our actions
  • He believes that we can never have alternative possibilities

5. What do hard determinists think of the sourcehood argument and the consequence argument?

  • They are convinced of the consequence argument and unconvinced of the sourcehood argument
  • They are convinced of both
  • They are convinced of the sourcehood argument and unconvinced about the consequence argument
  • They are unconvinced of both

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