Libertarianism, free will and determinism 0.0 / 5 ? Religious StudiesEthicsA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Fenella9Created on: 21-02-17 14:04 Free will The ability to make choices that are not determined by prior causes or by divine intervention 1 of 12 Determinism For everything that happens there are conditions such that, given those conditions nothing else could happen. 2 of 12 Causality The idea that one action or event gives rise to another in a collective series of events 3 of 12 Metaphysical To do with a non-physical realm 4 of 12 Karma Literally 'action' that a person does is measured as morally significant 5 of 12 Social contract The unwritten agreement in society that a citizen agrees to in relation to following the rules that society sets 6 of 12 Empirical Anything that is to do with the human senses 7 of 12 Holistic Concerning something that deals with the 'whole' picture 8 of 12 Materialist The philosophy that everything human can be explained in empirical terms 9 of 12 Incompatibilists People who hold the view that free will is incompatible with determinism. 10 of 12 Causally undetermined When a moral choice is mad, there is no overriding power making the person choose one or another. 11 of 12 Predestination The view that God has already decided who will be saved and who will not 12 of 12
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