1. Argument for determination
-matter is determined
i. we are material beings therefor we are determined
Objections
-matter isn't determined says modern physics at atomic levels
-maybe we aren't material; the soul is free
Argument for Free Will
1. Argument from Indeterminism in Physics
- we are not material beings; we are not determined because matter is not determined
"Atoms are like clouds not clocks" - Popper
Objections
-mabe our souls are determined (Calvinism)
-does Micro-Indeterminism imply Macro-Indeterminism
-does random = free
Libertarianism
1. Arguments from Moral Responsibilty
-if there is no free will there is moral responsibility
i. there is moral responsibilty therefor there is free will.
-you must believe both free will and morla responsibilty or beleive neither
2. Deliberation
-It feels from the inside 1st person point of view that we could choose one thing or antother
Determinism
1. Psychoanalytic
-argument from the Unconscious
-unconscious desires determin our course of action
-conscious deliberation is typical rationalization about what the unconscious has allready decided
Evidence for the Unconscious
1. Neurotic, self-defeating behaviors plus clinical and therapeutic case studies
-unconscious is formed due to parental influence in childhood