PROBLEMS OF PHILOSOPHY

PHIL 232, TTh 9am-10am in AUD A Angell Hall
The University of Michigan
Fall 2004

Name__________________________

 

Reading Questions on Taylor’s "Freedom and Determinism"

Answer the following questions in a sentence or two.

  1. What are the two "data" that Taylor claims must be addressed in thinking about determinism?

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  2. What is Soft Determinism?

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  3. What mistake does Soft Determinism make, according to Taylor?

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  4. Why, according to Taylor, is Indeterminism no better than Determinism for accounting for the two data from Question 1?

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  5. What are the two objections Taylor offers to the Theory of Agency that would be required to accommodate the two data?