Question 1

Construct a counterexample to the principle of alternative possibilities of your own and explain why it shows the principle to be "false".

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The principle of alternative possibiliti...

Question 2

According to Churchland, self-control can be diminished by

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A)   Brain lesions and tumors.
B)   Tourette's syndrome.
C)   Epilepsy.
D)   All of the above.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 3

James ultimately accepts soft determinism.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is the doctrine of liberty? Why does Hume think it is compatible with the doctrine of necessity?

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The doctrine of liberty is the belief th...

Question 5

Hume claims that everyone acts as if the doctrine of necessity is false, even though in words they acknowledge it as true.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

If the principle of alternative possibilities is false, then

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A)   We can never be morally responsible in a deterministic world.
B)   We might be morally responsible in a deterministic world.
C)   We can never do otherwise than we do.
D)   Free will is obviously an illusion.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

According to Stace, free acts are

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A)   Impossible.
B)   Caused by desires or motives.
C)   Caused by physical forces or conditions.
D)   Caused by circumstances external to the agent.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

As neuroscience uncovers the mechanisms regulating human choices and social behavior, Churchland admits that it is natural to question whether anyone really chooses anything. What is the correct answer to this question in your view? Explain and defend your answer

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In my view, the question of whether anyo...

Question 9

According to Hume, chance

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A)   Is the same as liberty.
B)   Is the same as necessity.
C)   Makes sense of causation.
D)   Does not exist anywhere in nature.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 10

The soft determinist accepts that

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A)   All actions must occur.
B)   Determinism is incompatible with moral responsibility.
C)   Free will requires the possibility of doing otherwise than one did.
D)   All of the above.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

How does Stace argue for the compatibility of free will and predictability?

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Stace argues for the compatibility of fr...

Question 12

Churchland raises the question of whether, given a neurobiological account of human behavior, anyone is ever responsible for anything. How does Churchland answer this question? Are you convinced by her answer? Why or why not?

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Churchland addresses the question of whe...

Question 13

James ultimately accepts indeterminism because

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A)   Modern science has disproven determinism.
B)   Determinism violates his sense of moral reality.
C)   It is a more rational conception of the world than determinism.
D)   Both b and cE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 14

Summarize Levy's argument against Frankfurt (previous reading). Do you find it convincing? Explain.

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A good essay will:
• Briefly describe Fr...

Question 15

The principle of alternative possibilities states that a person __________ for what he has done only if he could have done otherwise.

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A)   Is morally responsible.
B)   Is legally responsible.
C)   Is morally and legally responsible.
D)   Should be excused.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Some have thought that Frankfurt's case of Jones and Black is unfair to the proponent of the principle of alternative possibilities. Explain why one might think this.

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One might think that Frankfurt's case of...

Question 17

How does Stace distinguish between free actions and unfree actions? Do you agree with him? Explain.

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Stace distinguishes between free actions...

Question 18

One problem Nagel claims we face if determinism is true is

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A)   The incompatibility of determinism with modern science.
B)   The way determinism violates accepted causal explanations.
C)   How moral responsibility is possible.
D)   All of the above.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Do you find Frankfurt's counterexample to the principle of alternative possibilities convincing? Explain.

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A good essay will:
• Briefly describe Fr...

Question 20

Churchland's own conception of free will is based on

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A)   The metaphysics of causal vacuums.
B)   The neurobiology of self-control.
C)   Both a and b
D)   Neither a nor bE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Some have thought that Frankfurt's case of Jones and Black is unfair to the proponent of the principle of alternative possibilities. Explain why one might think this.

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Summarize Levy's argument against Frankfurt (previous reading). Do you find it convincing? Explain.

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James ultimately accepts soft determinism.

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How does Stace argue for the compatibility of free will and predictability?

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Do you find Frankfurt's counterexample to the principle of alternative possibilities convincing? Explain.

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What is the doctrine of liberty? Why does Hume think it is compatible with the doctrine of necessity?

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Hume claims that everyone acts as if the doctrine of necessity is false, even though in words they acknowledge it as true.

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The principle of alternative possibilities states that a person __________ for what he has done only if he could have done otherwise.

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Churchland raises the question of whether, given a neurobiological account of human behavior, anyone is ever responsible for anything. How does Churchland answer this question? Are you convinced by her answer? Why or why not?

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How does Stace distinguish between free actions and unfree actions? Do you agree with him? Explain.

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Construct a counterexample to the principle of alternative possibilities of your own and explain why it shows the principle to be "false".

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If the principle of alternative possibilities is false, then

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According to Hume, chance

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As neuroscience uncovers the mechanisms regulating human choices and social behavior, Churchland admits that it is natural to question whether anyone really chooses anything. What is the correct answer to this question in your view? Explain and defend your answer

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