PHIL 1110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Determinism
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Causal determinism - the view that, du to considerations of causation, no human action is free. Only way to determine if human beings can act freely. 2 hours with favorite cousin you haven"t seen in a while, locked in a room by friends, but not knowing that you"re locked in that room. No, because you did not agree to be in the room. Holbach"s thesis is called causal determinism determined, based upon considerations of cause. According to causal determinism, because every effects, it follows that no human action is free. According to causal determinism, a person can a which she strongly dislikes doing. If an event is causally determined, then that event must occur. If an event must occur, then it is not free. Therefore, if an event is causally determined, it is not free. Every event, including human actions, is casually determined. Therefore, every event, including human actions, is not free valid argument step.
