Question 1

Even though compatibilism admits that every human action has a cause, it still maintains that some actions are free insofar as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the individual feels that he or she is acting freely. 
B)  nothing causes the individual to act as she does. 
C)  they are caused by one's will. 
D)  they are unpredictable. 
A)  the individual feels that he or she is acting freely. 
B)  nothing causes the individual to act as she does. 
C)  they are caused by one's will. 
D)  they are unpredictable.

Question 2

According to compatibilism, a necessary condition of acting freely is doing what you want.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Fatalism is the

Accepted Answer

A)  idea that the future is fixed regardless of what we do. 
B)  idea that the future is open and uncertain. 
C)  fear of death. 
D)  study of death. 
E)  none of these 
A)  idea that the future is fixed regardless of what we do. 
B)  idea that the future is open and uncertain. 
C)  fear of death. 
D)  study of death. 
E)  none of these

Question 4

Hard and soft determinists disagree about whether we are free, but they agree that all our actions have causes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to compatibilists, only uncaused actions are free.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Like both hard and soft determinists, indeterminists claim that free actions are uncaused.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A reflex differs from an action in that it lacks ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  intention 
B)  implications 
C)  impulse 
D)  reversibility 
A)  intention 
B)  implications 
C)  impulse 
D)  reversibility

Question 8

According to causal determinism, every event has a cause that makes it happen.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Indeterminists and libertarians agree that free actions are undetermined by prior events.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Is the fact that an event is caused by a second-order volition that one decisively identifies with enough to make it a free action?

Accepted Answer

The question you're asking touches on a

Question 11

William James, the leading proponent of indeterminism, defines free actions as

Accepted Answer

A)  internally caused. 
B)  not externally constrained. 
C)  uncaused. 
D)  caused by the self. 
E)  sufficiently caused. 
A)  internally caused. 
B)  not externally constrained. 
C)  uncaused. 
D)  caused by the self. 
E)  sufficiently caused.

Question 12

Thomas Reid maintained that what matters for free will is being able to ____ otherwise.

Accepted Answer

A)  do 
B)  choose 
A)  do 
B)  choose

Question 13

Gardner's Random Bombardier thought experiment is intended to show that

Accepted Answer

A)  although causal determinism doesn't hold on the micro level, it does hold on the macro level. 
B)  uncaused events on the micro level can have profound effects on events on the macro level. 
C)  both the micro and the macro levels are ruled entirely by causal determinism. 
D)  Geiger counters can detect random events on the micro level. 
A)  although causal determinism doesn't hold on the micro level, it does hold on the macro level. 
B)  uncaused events on the micro level can have profound effects on events on the macro level. 
C)  both the micro and the macro levels are ruled entirely by causal determinism. 
D)  Geiger counters can detect random events on the micro level.

Question 14

Which theory does the Merchant in Baghdad story illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fatalism 
B)  Hard Determinism 
C)  Traditional Compatibilism 
D)  Libertarianism 
E)  Hierarchical Compatibilism 
A)  Fatalism 
B)  Hard Determinism 
C)  Traditional Compatibilism 
D)  Libertarianism 
E)  Hierarchical Compatibilism

Question 15

Frankfurt's decision inducer thought experiment shows that

Accepted Answer

A)  one can be held responsible for an action even if one couldn't do otherwise. 
B)  not every event has a cause. 
C)  desires are produced by external forces. 
D)  genetics plays a stronger role than environment in forming our character. 
A)  one can be held responsible for an action even if one couldn't do otherwise. 
B)  not every event has a cause. 
C)  desires are produced by external forces. 
D)  genetics plays a stronger role than environment in forming our character.

Question 16

Taylor's Unpredictable Arm thought experiment shows that

Accepted Answer

A)  we are responsible for our actions no matter what. 
B)  our actions are best explained as electromagnetic activity. 
C)  we can't be held responsible for uncaused behavior. 
D)  even uncaused actions can be predicted. 
A)  we are responsible for our actions no matter what. 
B)  our actions are best explained as electromagnetic activity. 
C)  we can't be held responsible for uncaused behavior. 
D)  even uncaused actions can be predicted.

Question 17

A direct cause of an action is called a _____ cause.

Accepted Answer

A)  proximal 
B)  distal 
C)  constrained 
D)  conjuncted 
A)  proximal 
B)  distal 
C)  constrained 
D)  conjuncted

Question 18

Causal indeterminism is the view that

Accepted Answer

A)  all events have causes. 
B)  some events are uncaused. 
C)  some events have more causes than we can find. 
D)  every event has only one cause. 
E)  every event has multiple causes. 
A)  all events have causes. 
B)  some events are uncaused. 
C)  some events have more causes than we can find. 
D)  every event has only one cause. 
E)  every event has multiple causes.

Question 19

Frankfurt's Happy Addict thought experiment is intended to show that

Accepted Answer

A)  as long as you act on your first-order volitions, you are responsible for your actions, whether or not you could do otherwise. 
B)  you are responsible for your actions only if you could do otherwise. 
C)  as long as you act on your second-order volitions, you are responsible for your actions, whether or not you could do otherwise. 
D)  you are always responsible for your actions. 
A)  as long as you act on your first-order volitions, you are responsible for your actions, whether or not you could do otherwise. 
B)  you are responsible for your actions only if you could do otherwise. 
C)  as long as you act on your second-order volitions, you are responsible for your actions, whether or not you could do otherwise. 
D)  you are always responsible for your actions.

Question 20

Compatibilists argue that we act voluntarily when our action is caused by our will.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Even though compatibilism admits that every human action has a cause, it still maintains that some actions are free insofar as:

According to compatibilism, a necessary condition of acting freely is doing what you want.

Fatalism is the

Hard and soft determinists disagree about whether we are free, but they agree that all our actions have causes.

According to compatibilists, only uncaused actions are free.

Like both hard and soft determinists, indeterminists claim that free actions are uncaused.

A reflex differs from an action in that it lacks ____.

According to causal determinism, every event has a cause that makes it happen.

Indeterminists and libertarians agree that free actions are undetermined by prior events.

Is the fact that an event is caused by a second-order volition that one decisively identifies with enough to make it a free action?

William James, the leading proponent of indeterminism, defines free actions as

Thomas Reid maintained that what matters for free will is being able to ____ otherwise.

Gardner's Random Bombardier thought experiment is intended to show that

Which theory does the Merchant in Baghdad story illustrate?

Frankfurt's decision inducer thought experiment shows that

Taylor's Unpredictable Arm thought experiment shows that

A direct cause of an action is called a _____ cause.

Causal indeterminism is the view that

Frankfurt's Happy Addict thought experiment is intended to show that

Compatibilists argue that we act voluntarily when our action is caused by our will.

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Exam 3: Free Will and Determinism

Even though compatibilism admits that every human action has a cause, it still maintains that some actions are free insofar as:

According to compatibilism, a necessary condition of acting freely is doing what you want.

Fatalism is the

Hard and soft determinists disagree about whether we are free, but they agree that all our actions have causes.

According to compatibilists, only uncaused actions are free.

Like both hard and soft determinists, indeterminists claim that free actions are uncaused.

A reflex differs from an action in that it lacks ____.

According to causal determinism, every event has a cause that makes it happen.

Indeterminists and libertarians agree that free actions are undetermined by prior events.

Is the fact that an event is caused by a second-order volition that one decisively identifies with enough to make it a free action?

William James, the leading proponent of indeterminism, defines free actions as

Thomas Reid maintained that what matters for free will is being able to ____ otherwise.

Gardner's Random Bombardier thought experiment is intended to show that

Which theory does the Merchant in Baghdad story illustrate?

Frankfurt's decision inducer thought experiment shows that

Taylor's Unpredictable Arm thought experiment shows that

A direct cause of an action is called a _____ cause.

Causal indeterminism is the view that

Frankfurt's Happy Addict thought experiment is intended to show that

Compatibilists argue that we act voluntarily when our action is caused by our will.

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The Mind-Body Problem

The Problem of Personal Identity

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