Free Will
What is agent causation?
Agent causation is when the agent, rather than some event or state of affairs, causes their action.
Who created the riddle of induction?
David Hume
Induction
Epistemology is the study of what?
Knowledge
What does it mean to say that x and y are qualitatively identical?
x and y have the same intrinsic properties.
The view that determinism is true and we have free will
Compatibilism
What does "grue" mean?
Green before t and blue after t.
When is an argument valid?
When the truth of the premises guarantees the truth of the conclusion.
What do philosophers call a maximal way that things could be?
A possible world
What is the parts argument for thinking that X = Z in the Paired Ship of Theseus?
1. X and Z have all the same parts.
2. If X and Z have all the same parts, then X = Z.
3. Therefore, X = Z.
What is the problem of indeterminism?
If determinism is false, and some of our actions are not determined, then it would seem that our actions must be random. But in that case, it hardly seems that we are morally responsible!
How can you define green in terms of grue and bleen?
Grue before t and bleen after t
When is an argument strong?
When the truth of the premises makes the conclusion likely to be true
What is determinism?
Determinism is the view that every event has a cause.
What is the continuity argument for thinking that X = Y in the (Paired) Ship of Theseus?
1. X and Y are spatiotemporally continuous.
2. If X and Y are spatiotemporally continuous, then X = Y.
3. Therefore, X = Y.
What is the argument for thinking that determinism rules out free will?
If determinism is true, then no one could have done otherwise (than they in fact do).
If you could not have done otherwise, then you do not have free will.
Therefore, no one has free will
What is the uniformity of nature?
The course of nature continues uniformly. Things we haven't experienced resemble what we have experienced.
What does it mean for an argument to be monotonic?
An argument is monotonic when you can add premises to it, and it always remains valid.
Aesthetics is the philosophical subfield that studies what?
Beauty
What does it mean to say that x and y are numerically identical?
It means that x = y. They are one and the same individual thing.
"A could have done otherwise” means if A had chosen otherwise, then A would have done otherwise.
What is Aristotle's problem of future contingents?
The following three statements are inconsistent:
What does it mean for an argument to be ampliative?
An argument is ampliative when its conclusion contains information beyond what's contained in the premises.
Chisholm advised _____ who advised Ben Bradley who advised me who is teaching you.
Fred Feldman
What relation matters in survival according to Derek Parfit?
Psychological connectedness.