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What are the three thoughts of the Morality of Human acts?
The object chosen, the end in view or the intention, and the circumstances of the action.
What is the philosophical position that argues human freedom is an illusion due to the absence of scientific evidence?
Naturalism
What factors does social determinism suggest influence human behaviour?
Upbringing, culture, psychological state, history, and social background
Who studied human behaviour and freedom?
Paul Ricoeur
According to John Calvin, this doctrine asserts that human freedom and ethics have no place in it. What is this theological concept?
Predestination
How does Freud describe the unconscious mind and its impact on behaviour?
A collection of repressed memories and desires that influence our behaviour
What are the building blocks of humans?
Our actions
In the Puritan tradition, individuals are believed to have no power to change this divine decision, which determines their salvation. What is this theological doctrine?
Doctrine of election
Name the two fundamental instincts, according to Freud
Eros (the life instinct) and Thanatos (the death instinct)
From the conceptual framework of human action, what is the motive?
The why
In contrast to Calvinism, this religious tradition has historically maintained that human freedom is compatible with God's providence. What is this tradition?
Catholic Tradition
What is sublimation, according to Frued?
Redirecting repressed negative emotions into positive and creative activities.
What is freedom?
The human potential, the capacity, and the power to act
This philosophical question, famously posed by Wittgenstein, challenges the idea of free will by asking what is left over when we subtract the fact that an action occurs from the fact that we intend to perform it. What is this question called?
The Wittgenstein “arm raising” question
What is the superego and how is it formed
The superego is formed by internalizing moral rules from parents and society. It acts as an internal enforcer of societal rules, which lead to guilt when not listened to.