Ethics module: soft determinism quiz
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- Created on: 05-03-22 12:56
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2. how did Ayer explain his idea?
- if the person was told to walk across the room and they did so, anyone observing would concluded that the person was being forced (hard determinism). if a person was walking across a room through their own will, anyone observing would concluded that they
- if the person was told to walk across the room and they did so, anyone observing would concluded that the person was being forced (soft determinism). if a person was walking across a room through their own will, anyone observing would concluded that they had been caused (hard determinism)
3. what did the word caused mean to Ayer
- it is used in soft determinism. it means that the moral agent was lead to do something.
- it is used in soft determinism. it means that the moral agent was forced to do something.
4. what did the word forced mean to Ayer?
- it is used in explaining hard determinism. it means that the moral agent was made to do something
- it is used in explaining hard determinism. it means that the moral agent was lead to do something
5. what is soft determinism according to Thomas Hobbes?
- the idea that all human choices were determined by causation
- the idea that all human choices are determined
- humans do not have choice
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