PHIL 4370 - Free Will and Determinism Course uri icon

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  • Explores the full range of questions relating to the problem of free will and determinism. Topics may include; the scientific evidence for determinism, hard versus soft determinism, arguments for and against the compatibility of free will and determinism, moral responsibility and the principle of alternate possibilities, hierarchical motivation, the deep self, reactive attitudes, the intelligibility question for libertarianism, divine foreknowledge. Recommended prerequisite: 12 hours philosophy course work. Same as PHIL 5370.