Question 1

According to indeterminists, free actions are random events because they are uncaused and they could have happened otherwise.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In Samuel Butler's Erewhon, people who commit crimes are

Accepted Answer

A)  enslaved by the families of the victims. 
B)  executed by the police without a trial. 
C)  put on public display at the zoo. 
D)  stoned to death. 
E)  treated in hospitals. 
A)  enslaved by the families of the victims. 
B)  executed by the police without a trial. 
C)  put on public display at the zoo. 
D)  stoned to death. 
E)  treated in hospitals.

Question 3

For libertarians real freedom consists in being able to act differently in exactly the same circumstances and with exactly the same causal influences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to Timothy O'Connor, free will could be the product of emergent properties such as consciousness that cannot be reduced to anything physical. He calls these _____ properties.

Accepted Answer

A)  volition-enabling 
B)  deterministic 
C)  dualistic 
D)  pluralistic 
E)  spiritual 
A)  volition-enabling 
B)  deterministic 
C)  dualistic 
D)  pluralistic 
E)  spiritual

Question 5

Event-Cause:

Accepted Answer

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 6

Frankfurt's Happy Addict thought experiment is intended to show that we are never really responsible for our actions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Causal determinism is the belief that

Accepted Answer

A)  every event has a cause. 
B)  all events are completely disconnected from each other. 
C)  an effect cannot have more than one cause. 
D)  some events are uncaused. 
E)  all events are uncaused 
A)  every event has a cause. 
B)  all events are completely disconnected from each other. 
C)  an effect cannot have more than one cause. 
D)  some events are uncaused. 
E)  all events are uncaused

Question 8

Taylor's Drug Addiction thought experiment is intended to show that

Accepted Answer

A)  the conditions specified by traditional compatibilism are not sufficient for acting freely. 
B)  even drug addicts act freely. 
C)  the conditions specified by traditional compatibilism are sufficient for acting freely. 
D)  your actions are free if they are externally unconstrained and are caused by your will. 
A)  the conditions specified by traditional compatibilism are not sufficient for acting freely. 
B)  even drug addicts act freely. 
C)  the conditions specified by traditional compatibilism are sufficient for acting freely. 
D)  your actions are free if they are externally unconstrained and are caused by your will.

Question 9

Frankfurt's Decision Inducer thought experiment is intended to show that

Accepted Answer

A)  you cannot be held responsible for an action if you couldn't have failed to perform it. 
B)  no one can be held responsible for an action. 
C)  you can be held responsible for an action as long as your choice is made consciously. 
D)  you can be held responsible for an action even if you couldn't have failed to perform it. 
A)  you cannot be held responsible for an action if you couldn't have failed to perform it. 
B)  no one can be held responsible for an action. 
C)  you can be held responsible for an action as long as your choice is made consciously. 
D)  you can be held responsible for an action even if you couldn't have failed to perform it.

Question 10

Taylor's Unpredictable Arm thought experiment is intended to show that

Accepted Answer

A)  if the movements of your body are completely random, you cannot be held responsible for them. 
B)  indeterminists don't believe in free will. 
C)  people cannot be held responsible for their actions. 
D)  even if the movements of your body are completely random, you can nevertheless be held responsible for them. 
A)  if the movements of your body are completely random, you cannot be held responsible for them. 
B)  indeterminists don't believe in free will. 
C)  people cannot be held responsible for their actions. 
D)  even if the movements of your body are completely random, you can nevertheless be held responsible for them.

Question 11

Libertarians claim that our experience of deliberating and choosing indicates that some of our actions are not caused by forces beyond our control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Michael Slote's Hypnotized Patient thought experiment shows that

Accepted Answer

A)  it is logically possible that our second-order desires are not our own. 
B)  first-order desires always conflict with second-order desires. 
C)  second-order desires are always under our own control, even under hypnosis. 
D)  we can be de-programmed of our first-order desires. 
E)  we have no second-order desires 
A)  it is logically possible that our second-order desires are not our own. 
B)  first-order desires always conflict with second-order desires. 
C)  second-order desires are always under our own control, even under hypnosis. 
D)  we can be de-programmed of our first-order desires. 
E)  we have no second-order desires

Question 13

The view held by Hobbes that the world is composed entirely of matter in motion is called ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  materialism 
B)  fatalism 
C)  pluralism 
D)  unitarianism 
E)  catastrophism 
A)  materialism 
B)  fatalism 
C)  pluralism 
D)  unitarianism 
E)  catastrophism

Question 14

For libertarians, real freedom consists in being able to act or choose differently in exactly the same situation with exactly the same causal history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Can an uncaused event be a free action? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The concept of an uncaused event and a f

Question 16

John B. Watson was able to produce any desired behavior in animals and humans through conditioning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Is the fact that an event is unconstrained and caused by one's will enough to make it a free action? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The fact that an event is unconstrained

Question 18

Laplace's Superbeing thought experiment is intended to show that such Superbeings cannot exist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Libertarians argue that our experience of deliberating and choosing is evidence that we are free. Determinists argue that such experiences are:

Accepted Answer

A)  uncaused. 
B)  illusory. 
C)  unjustified. 
D)  irrational. 
A)  uncaused. 
B)  illusory. 
C)  unjustified. 
D)  irrational.

Question 20

According to libertarians, if all of the events leading up to your decision were repeated, it would be possible for you to choose otherwise.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

According to indeterminists, free actions are random events because they are uncaused and they could have happened otherwise.

In Samuel Butler's Erewhon, people who commit crimes are

For libertarians real freedom consists in being able to act differently in exactly the same circumstances and with exactly the same causal influences.

According to Timothy O'Connor, free will could be the product of emergent properties such as consciousness that cannot be reduced to anything physical. He calls these _____ properties.

Event-Cause:

Frankfurt's Happy Addict thought experiment is intended to show that we are never really responsible for our actions.

Causal determinism is the belief that

Taylor's Drug Addiction thought experiment is intended to show that

Frankfurt's Decision Inducer thought experiment is intended to show that

Taylor's Unpredictable Arm thought experiment is intended to show that

Libertarians claim that our experience of deliberating and choosing indicates that some of our actions are not caused by forces beyond our control.

Michael Slote's Hypnotized Patient thought experiment shows that

The view held by Hobbes that the world is composed entirely of matter in motion is called ____.

For libertarians, real freedom consists in being able to act or choose differently in exactly the same situation with exactly the same causal history.

Can an uncaused event be a free action? Why or why not?

John B. Watson was able to produce any desired behavior in animals and humans through conditioning.

Is the fact that an event is unconstrained and caused by one's will enough to make it a free action? Why or why not?

Laplace's Superbeing thought experiment is intended to show that such Superbeings cannot exist.

Libertarians argue that our experience of deliberating and choosing is evidence that we are free. Determinists argue that such experiences are:

According to libertarians, if all of the events leading up to your decision were repeated, it would be possible for you to choose otherwise.

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The Problem of Personal Identity

The Problem of Relativism and Morality

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Exam 3: Free Will and Determinism

According to indeterminists, free actions are random events because they are uncaused and they could have happened otherwise.

In Samuel Butler's Erewhon, people who commit crimes are

For libertarians real freedom consists in being able to act differently in exactly the same circumstances and with exactly the same causal influences.

According to Timothy O'Connor, free will could be the product of emergent properties such as consciousness that cannot be reduced to anything physical. He calls these _____ properties.

Event-Cause:

Frankfurt's Happy Addict thought experiment is intended to show that we are never really responsible for our actions.

Causal determinism is the belief that

Taylor's Drug Addiction thought experiment is intended to show that

Frankfurt's Decision Inducer thought experiment is intended to show that

Taylor's Unpredictable Arm thought experiment is intended to show that

Libertarians claim that our experience of deliberating and choosing indicates that some of our actions are not caused by forces beyond our control.

Michael Slote's Hypnotized Patient thought experiment shows that

The view held by Hobbes that the world is composed entirely of matter in motion is called ____.

For libertarians, real freedom consists in being able to act or choose differently in exactly the same situation with exactly the same causal history.

Can an uncaused event be a free action? Why or why not?

John B. Watson was able to produce any desired behavior in animals and humans through conditioning.

Is the fact that an event is unconstrained and caused by one's will enough to make it a free action? Why or why not?

Laplace's Superbeing thought experiment is intended to show that such Superbeings cannot exist.

Libertarians argue that our experience of deliberating and choosing is evidence that we are free. Determinists argue that such experiences are:

According to libertarians, if all of the events leading up to your decision were repeated, it would be possible for you to choose otherwise.

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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