Free Will: Exploring the Power of Choice in Philosophy

Question 1

According to the libertarian view, what is the key characteristic of free will?

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Choices can be made independently of any prior conditions.

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Actions are solely determined by genetics and environment.

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Actions result from a mix of personal choices and external factors.

Question 2

Which philosophical argument challenges the idea of free will?

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The Argument from Incompatibilism

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The Argument from Consciousness

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The Argument from Responsibility

Question 3

Which philosophical argument directly challenges the existence of free will by suggesting our actions are predetermined?

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Causal Determinism

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Compatibilism

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Argument from Ignorance

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Moral Responsibility

Question 4

Which argument against free will claims that our actions are solely determined by external factors like genetics and the environment?

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Hard Determinism

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Compatibilism

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Libertarianism

Question 5

According to compatibilism, free will is compatible with:

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Determinism

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Hard determinism

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Indeterminism

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Libertarianism

Question 6

According to hard determinism, human actions are:

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Entirely determined by prior causes

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Random and unpredictable

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Partially determined by prior causes

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Not determined by prior causes

Question 7

According to the Frankfurt case, free will requires:

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The ability to have acted otherwise in relevantly similar circumstances

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The ability to do whatever we want

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The absence of external constraints

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Total control over our actions

Question 8

According to the 'compatibilist' view of free will, human actions are free if they are:

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Voluntary and uncoerced

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Deterministic and predictable

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Intentional and purposeful

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Random and spontaneous

Question 9

According to the 'agent causation' theory of free will, free actions are those that are:

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Caused by the agent's own rational deliberation

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Caused by external forces

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Unpredictable and spontaneous

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Based on unconscious desires

Question 10

Define free will. Which of the following statements is most accurate?

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Free will is the capacity to make choices uninfluenced by external factors.

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Free will is an illusion, and our actions are wholly determined by our genetic makeup and environment.

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Free will only exists in specific situations, such as when faced with moral dilemmas.

Question 11

Which philosopher is closely associated with the concept of compatibilism?

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David Hume

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René Descartes

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Friedrich Nietzsche

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Immanuel Kant

Question 12

Identify the primary argument against the existence of free will.

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The deterministic nature of natural laws governs human actions.

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Free will is essential for holding individuals morally responsible.

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We have an introspective experience of making choices.

Question 13

Name the thought experiment that illustrates the issue of moral responsibility in the absence of free will.

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Buridan's Ass

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The Ship of Theseus

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Plato's Cave

Question 14

Which is a potential implication of accepting a determinist view of human behavior?

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Moral responsibility is diminished or eliminated.

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Punishment for wrongdoings remains justified regardless of free will.

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Human beings lack inherent value and dignity.

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The concept of choice becomes meaningless.

Question 15

What is the central idea behind the argument that free will is necessary for moral responsibility?

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Accountability for actions requires the ability to make genuine choices.

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Moral responsibility is only possible if actions are predetermined by a divine being.

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Moral responsibility is an outdated concept with no relevance in modern society.

Question 16

Identify the philosophical problem that arises when considering an omnipotent and omniscient God and the existence of free will.

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The Problem of Divine Foreknowledge

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The Problem of Evil

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The Problem of Induction

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The Problem of Other Minds

Question 17

Name the philosophical doctrine that asserts that human actions are determined by external factors like genetics, environment, and social conditions.

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Determinism

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Compatibilism

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Humeanism

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Libertarianism

Question 18

Which philosopher famously argued that free will is an illusion resulting from our ignorance of the causal determinism that governs our actions?

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David Hume

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René Descartes

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Immanuel Kant

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John Locke

Question 19

According to compatibilists, free will is compatible with:

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Determinism

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Fatalism

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Indeterminism

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Predestination

Question 20

Which of the following is a fundamental assumption of libertarianism?

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The existence of undetermined events

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The absence of moral responsibility

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The inevitability of fate

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The power of divine intervention

Question 21

Which of the following is a potential implication of denying free will?

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Questioning the concept of moral responsibility

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Establishing a utopia where crime is impossible

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Eliminating the need for laws and punishments

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Proving the existence of God

Question 22

According to Immanuel Kant, free will is a fundamental condition for:

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Moral responsibility

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Happiness

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Knowledge

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Success

Question 23

Which argument for free will relies on the concept of counterfactuals?

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The ability to do otherwise argument

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The argument from consciousness

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The argument from rationality

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The argument from moral responsibility

Question 24

The 'principle of alternative possibilities' states that:

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An action is only free if there were genuine alternatives to it.

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Actions are always determined by past events.

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Free will is an illusion.

Question 25

Which philosopher argued that free will is an essential condition for the existence of genuine art?

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Jean-Paul Sartre

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Albert Camus

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Martin Heidegger

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Friedrich Nietzsche

Question 26

The concept of 'compatibilism' in the context of free will refers to the view that:

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Free will and determinism are not necessarily incompatible.

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Free will is an illusion created by the mind.

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Determinism is always true and free will is impossible.