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Doing Philosophy: An Introduction Through Thought Experiments, 2/e
Theodore Schick, Muhlenberg College
Lewis Vaughn
Free Will and Determinism
The Luck of the Draw: Freedom as Chance

Essay Quiz



1

Explain why indeterminism is not an adequate theory of free action.
2

Explain why the existence of uncaused events on the subatomic level is a problem for hard determinism.
3

What argument can be offered to show that we can understand the world without assuming that every event has a cause?
4

Suppose that a man commits a crime as a result of an "irresistible impulse" such as some form of psychopathology. Can he be held responsible for what he did? Why or why not?
5

Explain the difference between actions and reflexes.








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