Answer 3 of the following five questions. Each answer should be a minimum of 300 words.
1. Briefly explain Taylor’s argument in the article entitled Determinism. What is the strongest point in his argument? What is the weakest point in his argument? Give reasons to support your position.
2 What is Stace’s view of punishment? Do you agree with him? Why or why not? Give reasons to support your position.
3. What is the compatibilist perspective on the relationship between free will and determinism? Do you agree with the compatibilist perspective? Why or why not?
4. Do you think determinism is incompatible with the possibility of human freedom? Why or why not?
5. For Chisholm, what is the difference between event causation and agent causation? Why is this difference important for his argument about free will?
Format:
Answers should be submitted in a single document, but they should be numbered separately.
Each answer must be at least 300 words in length. Answers that are too short will receive deductions according to the length policy detailed in the Course Syllabus.
Each answer must be written in your own words. Any question set containing plagiarized answers will be penalized according to the plagiarism policy detailed in the Course Syllabus.
