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Freedom and Determinism Soft Determinism: Part 2.

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1 Freedom and Determinism Soft Determinism: Part 2

2 Ayer’s Definition Soft Determinism: The Free Will Principle is compatible with Determinism. An action is free iff i.nobody compelled the agent to act; ii.the agent chose to act in that way; and iii.if the agent had chosen otherwise, they would have acted differently.

3 Objections to Ayer An action is free iff i.nobody compelled the agent to act; ii.the agent voluntarily chose to act in that way; and iii.if the agent had chosen otherwise, he would have acted differently. Objection #1: The redundancy worry

4 Objections to Ayer An action is free iff i.the agent voluntarily chose to act in that way; and ii.if the agent had chosen otherwise, they would have acted differently. Objection #2: The Dr. Black case

5 Objections to Ayer An action is free iff i.the agent voluntarily chose to act in that way. Objection #3: The Zoolander case


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