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Russel, Paul. "Hume on Free Will." Stanford Encyclopedia Of Philosophy. N.p., 14 Dec. 2007. Web. 8 Apr. 2013. <http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hume-freewill/>.
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Brooke McArthur (David Hume)
1. Actions that are subject to moral evaluation are not distinguished from those that are not by an absence of cause but rather by a different type of cause. Responsible or morally free actions are caused by our own willings, whereas unfree actions are brought about by causes external to the agent. “spontaneity argument”
2. A liberty which means “a negation of necessity and causes” has no existence and would make morality impossible. “antilibertarian argument”.
3.Necessity, properly understood, is the constant conjunction of objects and the inference of the mind from one object to the other. “necessity argument”.
McKenna, Michael, "Compatibilism", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2009 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = <http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2009/entries/compatibilism/>.
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Britannica. "Compatibilism: Ancient and Medieval Compatibilism." Encyclopedia Britannica. N.p., 2013. Web. 7 Apr. 2013. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1519127/moral-responsibility-problem-of/284016/Compatibilism>.
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Hobbes, Thomas. "Thomas Hobbes Quotes." Brainy Quote. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Apr. 2013. <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/t/thomas_hobbes.html>.
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Compatibilists' Definitions:
Free Will: "Freedom to act according to one's determined motives without hindrance from other individuals" (the person is not restrained)
Determinism: "For everything that happens there are conditions such that, given those conditions, nothing else could happen"
Biography. "Thomas Hobbes." Bio. True Story.. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Apr. 2013. <http://www.biography.com/people/thomas-hobbes-9340461>.
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Metaphysics- "Traditional branch of philosophy explaining being and the world"
Again with the bank idea.....
Soft Determinism
If one's actions are not determined by one's beliefs, desires, and character, then how could one possibly be held morally responsible for those actions?
A man robs a bank because he has a bomb strapped to his chest, and the people holding the detonator will set it off if he doesn't. The man has a wife and children at home who needs him to earn a living and survive, so he will rob the bank on the promise that they will set him free.
Honderich, Ted, ed. "THOMAS HOBBES: CAUSATION ITSELF, DETERMINISM, AND THEIR COMPATIBILITY WITH FREEDOM." N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Apr. 2013. <http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~uctytho/dfwVariousHobbes.htm>.
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Wikipedia. "Determinism." N.p., 4 Apr. 2013. Web. 7 Apr. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Determinism>.
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Compatibilists' free will is not the ability to have chosen differently given the same situation over and over again.
People always make the most true and possible choice in every situation.
There are no alternatives-they are only hypothetical.
Kemerling, Garth. "Hobbe's Leviathan." Philosophy Pages. Britannica, 12 Nov. 2011. Web. 8 Apr. 2013. <http://www.philosophypages.com/hy/3x.htm>.
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Casual Determinism: All effects have causes.
Logical Determinism: The future is already determined.
Another Belief:
Comaptibilists also believe that although the person is free to act on their motive, the motive is determined.