Philosophy 331 - II.F ree Will,Responsibility and the Person

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St Lawrence University

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In most cases we believe that a person is responsible for an action only if he or she has acted "of his or her own free will." But whatdo we mean by free will? If everything that happens is caused by previous things that have happened (as the thesis of determinism claims), so that all our choices are caused by previous events, would that imply that no one ever has free will? Would it show that no one is ever really responsible? What picture or concept of a person (as distinct from an animal or an inanimate object) is implied by the answers we might give to these questions? These are among the issues addressed in this course. Prerequisite: Philosophy 203, 204 or permission of the instructor.

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4.00

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www.stlawu.edu

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(315) 229-5011

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Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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