Question 1

Stace accepts compatibilism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

William Rowe argues that freedom that is worth the name must include power to

Accepted Answer

A)  will. 
B)  act randomly. 
C)  do if we will. 
D)  desire what we want.

Question 3

Libertarianism entails

Accepted Answer

A)  The thesis of determinism is false. 
B)  The thesis of indeterminism is false. 
C)  Our actions have no causes whatsoever. 
D)  Free will is an illusion.

Question 4

The view that a free action is caused by an agent (person) is called

Accepted Answer

A)  Taylor's freedom. 
B)  fatalism. 
C)  the will to believe. 
D)  agent causation.

Question 5

Taylor believes that simple determinism allows us to have a plausible form of free will.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Rowe says that Lockean freedom exists solely at the level of action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

According to Sartre, the first principle of existentialism is that

Accepted Answer

A)  God is dead. 
B)  man is all-powerful. 
C)  man is nothing else but what he makes of himself. 
D)  man is nothing.

Question 8

The branch of science that provides a counterexample to the notion that every event has a cause is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  quantum physics. 
B)  quantum computing. 
C)  relativity theory. 
D)  chaos theory.

Question 9

What is d'Holbach's argument that we do not have free will? Do you think the argument is sound? Explain. Why does d'Holbach maintain that choice does not prove the free agency of man?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is d'Holbach's argument that we do...

Question 10

The view that what will be will be, and no human actions can change it, is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  determinism. 
B)  soft determinism. 
C)  futurism. 
D)  fatalism.

Question 11

Hard determinists and Libertarians agree that free will is incompatible with determinism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to James, indeterminism allows that the world has

Accepted Answer

A)  no ambiguous possibilities. 
B)  a fixed future. 
C)  ambiguous possibilities. 
D)  no shadow of turning.

Question 13

D'Holbach asserts that when we deliberate about a choice, our decision is free and undetermined.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Many compatibilists think the Consequence Argument fails because

Accepted Answer

A)  it does not define the "past" in a satisfactory way. 
B)  its logic is faulty. 
C)  the laws of nature are indeed up to us to some extent. 
D)  it uses a faulty interpretation of "could do otherwise."

Question 15

Imagine someone who always acts according to his or her desires-but the desires have been secretly created by a mad scientist using advanced technology. Can he or she really be said to act freely? Would Locke say that he or she acts freely? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Imagine someone who always acts according to...

Question 16

The doctrine that every event is determined or necessitated by preceding events and the laws of nature is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  libertarianism. 
B)  hard determinism. 
C)  determinism. 
D)  compatibilism.

Question 17

Do you agree with James that the question of free will versus determinism is unprovable and largely a matter of sentiment based on personality type? In that case, are we determined to choose one view or the other?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Do you agree with James that the...

Question 18

William James is a fatalist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to d'Holbach, people always act according to

Accepted Answer

A)  free choices. 
B)  dictates of the soul. 
C)  necessary natural laws. 
D)  undetermined will.

Question 20

The view that no one has free will is called

Accepted Answer

A)  determination. 
B)  determinism. 
C)  soft libertarianism. 
D)  hard determinism.

Exam 5: Free Will and Determinism

Stace accepts compatibilism.

William Rowe argues that freedom that is worth the name must include power to

Libertarianism entails

The view that a free action is caused by an agent (person) is called

Taylor believes that simple determinism allows us to have a plausible form of free will.

Rowe says that Lockean freedom exists solely at the level of action.

According to Sartre, the first principle of existentialism is that

The branch of science that provides a counterexample to the notion that every event has a cause is known as

What is d'Holbach's argument that we do not have free will? Do you think the argument is sound? Explain. Why does d'Holbach maintain that choice does not prove the free agency of man?

The view that what will be will be, and no human actions can change it, is known as

Hard determinists and Libertarians agree that free will is incompatible with determinism.

According to James, indeterminism allows that the world has

D'Holbach asserts that when we deliberate about a choice, our decision is free and undetermined.

Many compatibilists think the Consequence Argument fails because

Imagine someone who always acts according to his or her desires-but the desires have been secretly created by a mad scientist using advanced technology. Can he or she really be said to act freely? Would Locke say that he or she acts freely? Explain.

The doctrine that every event is determined or necessitated by preceding events and the laws of nature is known as

Do you agree with James that the question of free will versus determinism is unprovable and largely a matter of sentiment based on personality type? In that case, are we determined to choose one view or the other?

William James is a fatalist.

According to d'Holbach, people always act according to

The view that no one has free will is called