The Extent of Moral Responsibility (AQA A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Hard Determinism view
Hard Determinism view
No free will; all determined by antecedent physical causes
Libertarianism view
Libertarianism view
Humans are free moral agents despite constraints
Compatibilism view
Compatibilism view
Freedom & determinism are compatible; can be both
Spinoza on feeling of freedom
Spinoza on feeling of freedom
Illusion from ignorance of all causes acting on us
Scientific Determinism
Scientific Determinism
All events determined by antecedent events/states of affairs
Psychological Determinism (Skinner)
Psychological Determinism (Skinner)
Behaviour product of genetic & environmental conditions
Theological Determinism basis
Theological Determinism basis
God's omniscience means He knows all past, present, future
Reductionism
Reductionism
Understanding complex entities by reducing to smallest parts
Hume's constant conjunction
Hume's constant conjunction
A constantly accompanied by B; habit makes us assume link
Liberty of spontaneity (Hume)
Liberty of spontaneity (Hume)
Ability to do what you desire; doing what you want