Ethics Revision Cards

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Created on: 19-10-15 14:07

John. B. Watson

Behaviour can be predicted and controlled (Psychological Behaviourism). We don't have Free Will and we have little to no choice in our actions.

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Paul-Henri d'Holbach

We make decisions because we don't know the causes. We think we make the decisions for ourselves, but we don't.

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Baruch Spinoza

There is no Free Will, but we think there is. We think we have a choice and can wish, but this has been determined.

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John Locke

Freedom is an illusion. You think you control your actions, but you don't. E.G. Imagine your bedroom door is locked when you wake up in the morning, so you decide to just stay in bed. You think you chose to stay in bed, but really you had no choice.

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B. F. Skinner

You don't have a choice to do one action over another. Everything is predetermined. There is no Free Will

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John Hospers

External forces make our decisions for us. Some of us are 'lucky' and have Free Will. External forces decide who is moral and who is not.

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Ian Pavlov

Humans are socially conditioned to behave the way God wants them to. (Dog investigation - dogs will behave if you offer them treats)

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Ted Honderich

Each action is an affect. There is no room for Free Will as it is an illusion. It is incoherent to think the two ideas are compatible because there is no Free Will.

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We make decisions because we don't know the causes. We think we make the decisions for ourselves, but we don't.

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Paul-Henri d'Holbach

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There is no Free Will, but we think there is. We think we have a choice and can wish, but this has been determined.

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You don't have a choice to do one action over another. Everything is predetermined. There is no Free Will

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