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2020-11-11

phil-1101

  • Discussing free will
  • Questions to guide the reading
    • What is Walter Stace's diagnosis of "the problem of free will"?
    • What mistake does he think philosophers have been making?
    • What criterion does he think we should use to determine the correct definition of a free act?
      • How does this example involving word 'man' illustrate this view about defining terms?
    • How does Walter Stace ultimately distinguish free vs unfree acts?
      • What are some examples of each?
      • Can you think of any example of acts that his definition would classify as free, but which we would ordinarily view as unfree?