PHI 101 Lecture : Reading Response 6 PHI 101.docx

• School: University at Buffalo
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHI 101
• Professor: Professer Berg

Document Summary

Perdurance: the opposed view that only part of something is present at any time at which the thing exists. (2) in pages 360 361 of so it goes j. david velleman talks about a theory of time called presentism. (a) what is presentism? (b) according to velleman, why can"t objects endure if presentism is true? (3 points) (3) in the powers of rational beings: freedom of the will peter van inwagen discusses the notions of free will" and determinism". Everything that happens is the only possible thing that could happen. (4) in pages 378 379 of human freedom and the self roderick m. chisholm discusses an argument (or as he calls it a stratagem ) which is meant to show that determinism and moral responsibility are compatible. (a) explain the argument (b) give chisholm"s reasons for rejecting the argument (c) explain whether you agree with the argument or with.