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Free Will (INTRODUCTION (well-known + complex debate, an unanswered…
Free Will
INTRODUCTION
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an unanswered question that confronts the morality of law, politics, religion, relationships, feelings of guilt + personal achievements
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prompted by the stimulus, I will explore the ideas of determinism, libertarianism + compatibilism
from a compatibilist stance, I will simultaneously support both determinism + a particular definition of freedom, that fits within the determined framework
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opposing this is libertarianism, which proposes humans as free agents that escape the laws of nature + causation the the material world is subjected to
DETERMINISM
nothing else could have happened, as what occurred had to
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Karl Marx
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so much so, there's almost no recognition for the absence of freedom
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gender determinism
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however, Simone de Beauvoir: "one is not born but rather becomes, woman"
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biological determinism + social conditioning combine to create gender labels that are arguably beyond our choice + control
CONCLUSION
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importance of upholding both libertarianism + determinism, hence favouring compatibilism
I simultaneously support both determinism + a particular definition of freedom, that fits within the determined framework
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LIBERTARIANISM
Jean-Paul Sartre
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accepts we're thrown into external circumstances (facticity): cultural, social + historical context
confidence is well-founded, however, I question elements of his bold claim regarding one's facticity
does a medically depressed individual have the choice to think freely without being confined by the condition?
if an individual is unable to determine what they think / intend next until the moment that thought / intention arises, where is the freedom in that?
in situations like these, i struggle to believe that we're truly capable of transcending facticity + shaping identity through choice
thus, childhood trauma, social circumstances + genetic make-up = no justification
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