Free Will
A friend of mine has just offered to give me a well-written paper that he wrote for a philosophy class. It just so happens that the paper topic is just like the one I have been assigned in my philosophy class. His paper got an "A," and I know that he has not sold this paper or posted it on his blog. The chances of my being caught, therefore, are nil. Moreover, I am very busy and because I am distracted, it is unlikely I will do a very good job on my philosophy paper. If I turn my friend's paper in as my own, I will get a good grade without doing much work. I still took the class; I am still learning. This would just alleviate my stress.
However, after some deliberation I decide that I will write my own paper. I was tempted, but I resisted. The reason for my decision is not based on fear (I knew there was no way I would get caught because my friend goes to a different school). I just want to do what is right, because I believe in karma. I want to do good, and to be an ethical person. Therefore, I resist temptation.
In this paper, which I did write myself, I will outline the views of d'Holbach and Frankfurt. I will hopefully show what each of these two philosophers would have said about my "Potential Cheater" situation. The framework for viewing the Potential Cheater is therefore not based on ethics, so much as it is based on the nature of determinism vs. free will.
After outlining d'Holbach's and Frankfurt's respective views on free will vs. determinism, I will provide an evaluation of their respective reasoning. In particular, I will argue that Frankfurt's view is more plausible than d'Holbach's view because d'Holbach's hard determinism is too restrictive. Hard determinism and d'Holbach's view does not accurately reflect the complexity of the human experience. This would be my main objection to hard determinism, regardless...
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