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Free Will Multiple Choice
Free Will
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Nagel believes that
Determinism is incompatible with responsibility.
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If all of our actions were caused by our psychological states, we would not be morally responsible.
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It seems that we act freely.
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All of the above.
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One problem Nagel claims we face if determinism is true is
The incompatibility of determinism with modern science.
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The way determinism violates accepted causal explanations.
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How moral responsibility is possible.
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All of the above.
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According to one view Nagel discusses, an action can be free and causally determined if
The agent is forced to act by someone else.
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The action is determined by psychological causes.
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The agent accepts responsibility for the action.
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None of the above.
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Nagel rejects the idea that
Free will could be a philosophical illusion.
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He is responsible for actions that he himself determines.
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People are to some degree personally responsible for their choices.
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Physical and psychological conditions completely determine his actions.
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