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Quick Recap . Hospers – key points for essay Honderich – key points for essay Locke – key points for essay. Buridan’s Donkey. A hungry donkey is equidistant between two bales of hay. It has no way of making the decision as to which one to eat and it dies of starvation. .

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Quick Recap

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  1. Quick Recap • Hospers – key points for essay • Honderich – key points for essay • Locke – key points for essay

  2. Buridan’s Donkey • A hungry donkey is equidistant between two bales of hay. It has no way of making the decision as to which one to eat and it dies of starvation. • Starter (pairs) – Imagine this was a human and you were a soft determinist and describe the picture. • Ext – In what way can soft determinism be described as compatibilist?

  3. Soft Determinism • LO s • To understand further the notion of soft determinism. • To evaluate a range of soft deterministic viewpoints, in particular the work of David Hume • To understand certain criticisms of soft determinism

  4. David Hume • Ever the 17th century ‘cleverclogs’, David Hume wittily insisted that we are determined to be free. • For each of the points on the following flowchart of Hume’s argument, discuss and note down a scenario or example in pairs to help illustrate its meaning

  5. Determined to be Free

  6. Determined to be Free

  7. Determined to be Free • As with Buridan’s donkey, please try and draw an image/picture/scribble to illustrate Hume’s point.

  8. Where’s Wally?

  9. Where’s Wally Now? • Wally was determined to end up in that tavern, but decided where to go next. What would the following think of this? • A) Hard Determinists • B) Libertarians

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