PHL 100 Study Guide - Logical Form, Determinism, Iwi Tavor
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X causes y - x happens before y, and x makes y happen; if x happens then y must happen. Ei free action - action that has no cause. Volition - x is an act of choosing, deciding, or willing to do something. Free volition - x is a volition that has no cause. Freely willed action - x is an action that is caused by a free volition. Standard volition - e is a volition and e is caused by the beliefs and desires of the agent. Voluntary action - a is an action that is caused by a standard volition. Event causation - e1 is an event, e1 is earlier than e2 and e1 makes e1 happen. Agent causation - a is a person, a makes e happen, and no event makes e happen: present the following principles and provide a reason to think each one is true: Principle of universal causation - every event has a cause.
