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"Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person" Self-Quiz
Harry G. Frankfurt
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According to Frankfurt, what distinguishes persons from animals?
First-order desires
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Volition
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Reflective self-evaluation
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Wantons
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What does Frankfurt mean when he uses the term second-order volition?
One has a second-order volition when they want a certain desire to be ones will
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One has a second-order volition when they want to have a certain desire
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One has a second-order volition when they want something
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None of the above
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For Frankfurt, a person can only have freedom of the will if . . .
Causal determinism is true
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Causal determinism is false
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That person has second-order volitions
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That person has freedom of action
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Roughly, what does Frankfurt mean by freedom of the will?
One is free to do what one wants to do
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One is free to want what one wants
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One is free to want to do something
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All of the above
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Frankfurt holds that the willing addict . . .
Is not responsible for taking the drug.
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May be responsible for taking the drug.
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Is no different from a wanton.
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Has no second-order volition.
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By person, Frankfurt doesnt mean something species-specific.
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Frankfurt holds that someone might want to have a desire but univocally also want it to be unsatisfied.
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Wantons cannot possess or employ rational faculties of a higher order.
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