Question 1

According to the textbook, what is riding on the answer to the problem of free will and determinism?

Accepted Answer

A)  moral and legal responsibility 
B)  the existence of God 
C)  the solution to the creation vs. evolution debate 
D)  justifying legitimate political authority 
A)  moral and legal responsibility 
B)  the existence of God 
C)  the solution to the creation vs. evolution debate 
D)  justifying legitimate political authority

Question 2

Taylor's Drug Addiction thought experiment is intended to show that the conditions specified by traditional compatibilism are sufficient for acting freely.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Sociobiologists believe that our behavior can be explained in terms of

Accepted Answer

A)  political struggles. 
B)  natural selection. 
C)  economic pressures. 
D)  social influences. 
E)  none of these 
A)  political struggles. 
B)  natural selection. 
C)  economic pressures. 
D)  social influences. 
E)  none of these

Question 4

Determinists claim that free will is an illusion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to Hierarchical Compatiblism, you are not responsible for your actions if they are externally constrained.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Can agent-caused actions be rational? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Agent-caused actions can indeed be ratio

Question 7

Locke's Trapped Conversationalist thought experiment provides an example of an action that is

Accepted Answer

A)  externally constrained. 
B)  caused by the will. 
C)  unfree according to traditional compatibilism. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  externally constrained. 
B)  caused by the will. 
C)  unfree according to traditional compatibilism. 
D)  all of these.

Question 8

Hard determinists and libertarians agree that

Accepted Answer

A)  there are no free actions. 
B)  free will is incompatible with causal determinism. 
C)  some actions are uncaused. 
D)  some people act freely. 
A)  there are no free actions. 
B)  free will is incompatible with causal determinism. 
C)  some actions are uncaused. 
D)  some people act freely.

Question 9

Which of God's attributes seems to undermine free will?

Accepted Answer

A)  omniscience 
B)  omnibenevolence 
C)  none of these 
D)  immutability 
E)  eternity 
A)  omniscience 
B)  omnibenevolence 
C)  none of these 
D)  immutability 
E)  eternity

Question 10

According to libertarianism, a necessary condition of acting freely is wanting what you want.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Frankfurt's Decision Inducer thought experiment is intended to show that you can be held responsible for an action even if you couldn't do otherwise.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Libertarians require that free actions be caused by _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the agent 
B)  event causes 
C)  random chance 
D)  the government 
E)  external factors 
A)  the agent 
B)  event causes 
C)  random chance 
D)  the government 
E)  external factors

Question 13

Newcomb's Paradox thought experiment is intended to show that there is no such thing as rational decision-making.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

According to hard determinism, human actions are like all other events in the universe, insofar as:

Accepted Answer

A)  they are determined by past events and laws of nature. 
B)  they are caused by God. 
C)  they have an unknown cause. 
D)  they are uncaused. 
A)  they are determined by past events and laws of nature. 
B)  they are caused by God. 
C)  they have an unknown cause. 
D)  they are uncaused.

Question 15

According to Hierarchical Compatibilism, which of Frankfurt's addicts acts freely?

Accepted Answer

A)  happy addict 
B)  wanton addict 
C)  unwilling addict 
D)  all of them 
E)  none of them 
A)  happy addict 
B)  wanton addict 
C)  unwilling addict 
D)  all of them 
E)  none of them

Question 16

According to Smilansky, compatibilists can have no principled reason for not punishing those who have a high probability of committing a crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Compatibilists argue that we never act freely because all of our actions are caused by forces beyond our control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Hard determinism proposes that human beings cannot do otherwise than they do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to traditional compatibilism, free actions are caused by one's will rather than by external forces or constraints.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Hard determinists believe that human actions can be explained in the same way that we explain all other events in nature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

According to the textbook, what is riding on the answer to the problem of free will and determinism?

Taylor's Drug Addiction thought experiment is intended to show that the conditions specified by traditional compatibilism are sufficient for acting freely.

Sociobiologists believe that our behavior can be explained in terms of

Determinists claim that free will is an illusion.

According to Hierarchical Compatiblism, you are not responsible for your actions if they are externally constrained.

Can agent-caused actions be rational? Why or why not?

Locke's Trapped Conversationalist thought experiment provides an example of an action that is

Hard determinists and libertarians agree that

Which of God's attributes seems to undermine free will?

According to libertarianism, a necessary condition of acting freely is wanting what you want.

Frankfurt's Decision Inducer thought experiment is intended to show that you can be held responsible for an action even if you couldn't do otherwise.

Libertarians require that free actions be caused by _____.

Newcomb's Paradox thought experiment is intended to show that there is no such thing as rational decision-making.

According to hard determinism, human actions are like all other events in the universe, insofar as:

According to Hierarchical Compatibilism, which of Frankfurt's addicts acts freely?

According to Smilansky, compatibilists can have no principled reason for not punishing those who have a high probability of committing a crime.

Compatibilists argue that we never act freely because all of our actions are caused by forces beyond our control.

Hard determinism proposes that human beings cannot do otherwise than they do.

According to traditional compatibilism, free actions are caused by one's will rather than by external forces or constraints.

Hard determinists believe that human actions can be explained in the same way that we explain all other events in nature.

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Exam 3: Free Will and Determinism

According to the textbook, what is riding on the answer to the problem of free will and determinism?

Taylor's Drug Addiction thought experiment is intended to show that the conditions specified by traditional compatibilism are sufficient for acting freely.

Sociobiologists believe that our behavior can be explained in terms of

Determinists claim that free will is an illusion.

According to Hierarchical Compatiblism, you are not responsible for your actions if they are externally constrained.

Can agent-caused actions be rational? Why or why not?

Locke's Trapped Conversationalist thought experiment provides an example of an action that is

Hard determinists and libertarians agree that

Which of God's attributes seems to undermine free will?

According to libertarianism, a necessary condition of acting freely is wanting what you want.

Frankfurt's Decision Inducer thought experiment is intended to show that you can be held responsible for an action even if you couldn't do otherwise.

Libertarians require that free actions be caused by _____.

Newcomb's Paradox thought experiment is intended to show that there is no such thing as rational decision-making.

According to hard determinism, human actions are like all other events in the universe, insofar as:

According to Hierarchical Compatibilism, which of Frankfurt's addicts acts freely?

According to Smilansky, compatibilists can have no principled reason for not punishing those who have a high probability of committing a crime.

Compatibilists argue that we never act freely because all of our actions are caused by forces beyond our control.

Hard determinism proposes that human beings cannot do otherwise than they do.

According to traditional compatibilism, free actions are caused by one's will rather than by external forces or constraints.

Hard determinists believe that human actions can be explained in the same way that we explain all other events in nature.

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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