December 3, 2015 by

Extract Romans 7 – Commentary

source The Three-Way Struggle: Law, Sin, and Me: A Study of Romans 7 In his letter to the Romans, Paul has…

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November 24, 2015 by

Start Here: Free Will and Determinism

OCR students please note – free will has dropped off the new OCR spec but remains on some of the other…

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November 22, 2015 by

Roadmap: Free Will and Determinism

The structure of ideas is given here: click on a hyperlinked box to navigate through the site and identify the areas you need to understand.

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November 22, 2015 by

Article: Libertarianism as Indeterminism

source The Indeterminist Argument Against Soft Determinism The libertarian definition of freedom Genuine freedom is contextual (always freedom with respect to…

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November 22, 2015 by

Extract 10: Daniel Dennett

source Daniel Dennett (1942-) While he himself is a confirmed compatibilist, even a determinist, in “On Giving Libertarians What They Say They…

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November 21, 2015 by

Summary: Locke’s Compatibilism

I. Locke’s idea of active powers 1. Active power is the power to “make a change.” Example: fire has a power…

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November 21, 2015 by

Advanced Article: Locke’s Compatibilism

source Locke’s Compatibilism: Suspension of desire or Suspension of Determinism?[1] In Book II, chapter xxi of the Essay Concerning Human Understanding,…

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November 21, 2015 by

Essay Plan: Evaluate Hume’s compatibilism

Hume’s Compatibilism source Philosophy 322: Modern Philosophy Professor Geoff Pynn Northern Illinois University Spring 2011 1 What is compatibilism? 1. Determinism…

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November 21, 2015 by

Summary: Rawls’ Two Concepts of Rules

source Rawls, “Two Concepts of Rules” Act-Utilitarianism: An act is wrong if and only if it would fail to produce as…

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November 21, 2015 by

Summary: Singer – Is Act Utilitarianism Self-defeating?

source Singer, “Is Act-Utilitarianism Self-Defeating?” Act-Utilitarianism (AU): An act is right if an only if it would have the best consequences,…

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