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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

Multiple Choice



1

The hard determinist asserts that we are not free but seem to feel that we are because we are unaware of the causes of our motives and desires.
A)True
B)False
2

Scientific research suggesting that human behavior is predictable and that it is part of a chain of causes proves that human actions are caused by prior events.
A)True
B)False
3

Hard determinists are not incompatibilists.
A)True
B)False
4

It is possible for an uncaused (random) event on the micro level to affect events on the macro level.
A)True
B)False
5

If some actions are not the result of previous events but are the result of chance, then free actions are possible.
A)True
B)False








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