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Free Will
An analysis of the ethical considerations surrounding the existence of free will.
1,091 words (approx. 4.4 pages) |
5 sources |
MLA | 2007
Paper Summary:
This paper challenges the naturalists' critiques of free will. It begins by describing the naturalists' arguments against the existence of free will. The paper then discusses the opposing position that free will does exist. The paper also discusses the opposite end of the philosophical spectrum from free will which is fatalism, or sometimes determinism. It discusses these concepts from an ethical standpoint and particularly focuses on moral responsibility.From the Paper:
"It would seem, then, that free will is not only necessary from an ethical standpoint, but that it is entirely consistent with the world that we experience around us. Free will can be influenced by the outside causes, but these causes are not the end to the story of choice and volition as the naturalists would claim. Rather, the individual possesses the ability to interpret and choose based on those influences--and any other internal or external factors--and make decisions wholly independent of the world. That is the basis for free will, which will remain the core of ethical and moral responsibility for human beings."Sample of Sources Used:
- Bailey, Ronald. "Pulling Our Own Strings." Reason May 2003. 3 Mar. 2007 <http://www.reason.com/news/show/28782.html>.
- Clark, Tom. "Is Free Will a Necessary Fiction?" Naturalism.org. Nov. 2005. 3 Mar. 2007 <http://www.naturalism.org/fiction.html>.
- D'Holbach, Baron. "We Are Completely Determined." In Philosophy: The Quest for Truth. 6th ed. Ed. Louis P. Pojman. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006: 333-338.
- Frost, S.E. Basic Teachings of the Great Philosophers. New York: Anchor Books, 1989.
- Rand, Ayn. "The Objectivist Ethics." In The Virtue of Selfishness. New York: Penguin Books, 1964: 13-39.
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