Hospers key points for essay Honderich key points for essay Locke key points for essay Buridans Donkey A hungry donkey is equidistant between two bales of hay It has no way of making the decision as to which one to eat and it dies of starvation ID: 623575
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Quick Recap
Hospers – key points for essay
Honderich
– key points for essay
Locke – key points for essaySlide2Slide3
Buridan’s Donkey
A hungry donkey is equidistant between two bales of hay. It has no way of making the decision as to which one to eat and it dies of starvation.
Starter (pairs) – Imagine this was a human and you were a soft determinist and describe the picture.
Ext – In what way can soft determinism be described as compatibilist?Slide4
Soft Determinism
LO s
To understand further the notion of soft determinism
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To evaluate a range of soft deterministic viewpoints, in particular the work of David
Hume
To understand certain criticisms of soft determinismSlide5
David Hume
Ever the 17
th
century ‘
cleverclogs’, David Hume wittily insisted that we are determined to be free.
For each of the points on the following flowchart of Hume’s argument, discuss and note down a scenario or example in pairs to help illustrate its meaningSlide6
Determined to be FreeSlide7
Determined to be FreeSlide8
Determined to be Free
As with
Buridan’s
donkey, please try and draw an image/picture/scribble to illustrate Hume’s point.Slide9
Where’s Wally?Slide10
Where’s Wally Now?
Wally was determined to end up in that tavern, but decided where to go next. What would the following think of this?
A) Hard Determinists
B
) Libertarians