Question 1

Slote's Hypnotized Patient thought experiment is intended to show that

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A)  some actions are not free. 
B)  there must be more to acting freely than acting on second-order volitions with which you decisively identify. 
C)  to act freely is to act on second-order volitions with which you decisively identify. 
D)  it's not possible to decisively identify with one's second-order volitions. 
A)  some actions are not free. 
B)  there must be more to acting freely than acting on second-order volitions with which you decisively identify. 
C)  to act freely is to act on second-order volitions with which you decisively identify. 
D)  it's not possible to decisively identify with one's second-order volitions. B

Question 2

While compatibilists argue that actions are free if they are caused by our desires, hard determinists argue that such actions are not free because

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A)  free actions are uncaused. 
B)  we can't predict what someone will do. 
C)  our desires themselves are caused by forces beyond our control. 
D)  free actions are caused by selves. 
A)  free actions are uncaused. 
B)  we can't predict what someone will do. 
C)  our desires themselves are caused by forces beyond our control. 
D)  free actions are caused by selves. C

Question 3

Taylor's Unpredictable Arm thought experiment is intended to show that random events cannot be a basis for moral responsibility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Locke's Trapped Conversationalist thought experiment is intended to show that free actions require that one can do otherwise.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Frankfurt's Unwilling and Wanton Addicts thought experiment is intended to show that

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A)  if you do not formulate second-order volitions, or if you do not act on the ones you do form, your actions are not free. 
B)  some actions are not free. 
C)  drug addicts can never form second-order volitions. 
D)  if you formulate second-order volitions, or if you act on the ones you do form, your actions are not free. 
A)  if you do not formulate second-order volitions, or if you do not act on the ones you do form, your actions are not free. 
B)  some actions are not free. 
C)  drug addicts can never form second-order volitions. 
D)  if you formulate second-order volitions, or if you act on the ones you do form, your actions are not free.

Question 6

John Hick argues that hard determinism

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A)  is correct. 
B)  is self-refuting. 
C)  is a rational belief. 
D)  is the basis for intellectual freedom. 
A)  is correct. 
B)  is self-refuting. 
C)  is a rational belief. 
D)  is the basis for intellectual freedom.

Question 7

Traditional Compatibilists are considered Soft Determinists.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Locke's Trapped Conversationalist thought experiment is intended to show that

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A)  free actions do not require that one be able to do otherwise. 
B)  free actions are agent-caused actions. 
C)  free actions require that one can do otherwise. 
D)  there are no free actions. 
A)  free actions do not require that one be able to do otherwise. 
B)  free actions are agent-caused actions. 
C)  free actions require that one can do otherwise. 
D)  there are no free actions.

Question 9

Taylor's Ingenious Physiologist thought experiment is intended to show that

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A)  free actions require only that actions be caused by one's will and not be externally constrained. 
B)  free actions are not possible. 
C)  you can act freely even if your desires are not your own. 
D)  you do not act freely if your desires are not your own. 
A)  free actions require only that actions be caused by one's will and not be externally constrained. 
B)  free actions are not possible. 
C)  you can act freely even if your desires are not your own. 
D)  you do not act freely if your desires are not your own.

Question 10

Compatibilists claim that people act voluntarily when they do what they want.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Agent-Cause:

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A)  a self causing an event. 
B)  a random cause. 
C)  a direct cause. 
D)  an indirect cause. 
E)  an event causing an event. 
A)  a self causing an event. 
B)  a random cause. 
C)  a direct cause. 
D)  an indirect cause. 
E)  an event causing an event.

Question 12

B. F. Skinner argues that people are not free and are not responsible for their actions since human behavior is determined by heredity (nature) and environment (nurture).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Is it logically possible to construct a machine that has free will? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The question of whether it is logically

Question 14

Frankfurt's Unwilling and Wanton Addicts thought experiment is intended to show that actions based on first-order desires can fail to be free.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Indeterminists reject which premise of the following argument?
P1: If every event has a cause, then there are no free actions.
P2: Every event has a cause.
C: There are no free actions.

Accepted Answer

A)  P1: If every event has a cause, then there are no free actions. 
B)  P2: Every event has a cause. 
C)  Both Premises 
D)  Neither Premise 
A)  P1: If every event has a cause, then there are no free actions. 
B)  P2: Every event has a cause. 
C)  Both Premises 
D)  Neither Premise

Question 16

Unlike fatalists who claim that certain events must happen no matter what, hard determinists claim that an event could have been different if its causes had been different.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Hard determinists claim that no one acts freely because all of our actions are caused by forces beyond our control. Indeterminists try to avoid the conclusion that no one acts freely because they believe that some actions are

Accepted Answer

A)  caused by the self. 
B)  caused by the will. 
C)  uncaused. 
D)  unavoidable. 
A)  caused by the self. 
B)  caused by the will. 
C)  uncaused. 
D)  unavoidable.

Question 18

Hierarchial compatibilism explains why

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A)  drug addicts and people suffering from obsessive-compulsive do not act freely. 
B)  animals do not have free will. 
C)  people sometimes do not feel in control over their lives. 
D)  all of these. 
E)  none of these. 
A)  drug addicts and people suffering from obsessive-compulsive do not act freely. 
B)  animals do not have free will. 
C)  people sometimes do not feel in control over their lives. 
D)  all of these. 
E)  none of these.

Question 19

According to libertarianism, only those who are self-programming can be free.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to compatibilists, free will and causal determinism are compatible because they exclude one another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Slote's Hypnotized Patient thought experiment is intended to show that

While compatibilists argue that actions are free if they are caused by our desires, hard determinists argue that such actions are not free because

Taylor's Unpredictable Arm thought experiment is intended to show that random events cannot be a basis for moral responsibility.

Locke's Trapped Conversationalist thought experiment is intended to show that free actions require that one can do otherwise.

Frankfurt's Unwilling and Wanton Addicts thought experiment is intended to show that

John Hick argues that hard determinism

Traditional Compatibilists are considered Soft Determinists.

Locke's Trapped Conversationalist thought experiment is intended to show that

Taylor's Ingenious Physiologist thought experiment is intended to show that

Compatibilists claim that people act voluntarily when they do what they want.

Agent-Cause:

B. F. Skinner argues that people are not free and are not responsible for their actions since human behavior is determined by heredity (nature) and environment (nurture).

Is it logically possible to construct a machine that has free will? Why or why not?

Frankfurt's Unwilling and Wanton Addicts thought experiment is intended to show that actions based on first-order desires can fail to be free.

Indeterminists reject which premise of the following argument? P1: If every event has a cause, then there are no free actions. P2: Every event has a cause. C: There are no free actions.

Unlike fatalists who claim that certain events must happen no matter what, hard determinists claim that an event could have been different if its causes had been different.

Hard determinists claim that no one acts freely because all of our actions are caused by forces beyond our control. Indeterminists try to avoid the conclusion that no one acts freely because they believe that some actions are

Hierarchial compatibilism explains why

According to libertarianism, only those who are self-programming can be free.

According to compatibilists, free will and causal determinism are compatible because they exclude one another.

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Exam 3: Free Will and Determinism

Slote's Hypnotized Patient thought experiment is intended to show that

While compatibilists argue that actions are free if they are caused by our desires, hard determinists argue that such actions are not free because

Taylor's Unpredictable Arm thought experiment is intended to show that random events cannot be a basis for moral responsibility.

Locke's Trapped Conversationalist thought experiment is intended to show that free actions require that one can do otherwise.

Frankfurt's Unwilling and Wanton Addicts thought experiment is intended to show that

John Hick argues that hard determinism

Traditional Compatibilists are considered Soft Determinists.

Locke's Trapped Conversationalist thought experiment is intended to show that

Taylor's Ingenious Physiologist thought experiment is intended to show that

Compatibilists claim that people act voluntarily when they do what they want.

Agent-Cause:

B. F. Skinner argues that people are not free and are not responsible for their actions since human behavior is determined by heredity (nature) and environment (nurture).

Is it logically possible to construct a machine that has free will? Why or why not?

Frankfurt's Unwilling and Wanton Addicts thought experiment is intended to show that actions based on first-order desires can fail to be free.

Indeterminists reject which premise of the following argument? P1: If every event has a cause, then there are no free actions. P2: Every event has a cause. C: There are no free actions.

Unlike fatalists who claim that certain events must happen no matter what, hard determinists claim that an event could have been different if its causes had been different.

Hard determinists claim that no one acts freely because all of our actions are caused by forces beyond our control. Indeterminists try to avoid the conclusion that no one acts freely because they believe that some actions are

Hierarchial compatibilism explains why

According to libertarianism, only those who are self-programming can be free.

According to compatibilists, free will and causal determinism are compatible because they exclude one another.

The Philosophical Enterprise

The Mind-Body Problem

The Problem of Personal Identity

The Problem of Relativism and Morality

The Problem of Evil and the Existence of God

The Problem of Skepticism and Knowledge

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