PHLA10H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Eaves
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Dec. 02. 2015: what is the difference between a cause of an event and. A cause of an event can be one part or a tiny fraction of the. Determinism is whatever happens happen necessarily, which means that every event has a cause. Hard determinism are everything (including human action) has a cause or causes that determine it to be what it is, there is no real freedom, only the illusion of freedom. People are not morally responsible for their actions (as if they could have done otherwise). Besides, we assume that training people to act in certain ways will influence (determine) future behavior. Soft determinism is compatible with freedom and responsibility. Also called self-determinism: when we ourselves are the causes of actions, our actions are free. Try to explain the locked room objection to hume"s. Unique physical objects are called tokens, and kinds or properties are called types.
