1. freedom and responsibility spectrum

2. freedom and responsibility spectrum
No one is ever
free;
responsibility is
impossible
Everyone is
always free;
responsibility is
unavaoidable.

3. freedom and responsibility spectrum
No one is ever
free;
responsibility is
impossible
Everyone is
always free;
responsibility is
unavaoidable.
Soft determinism

4. freedom and responsibility spectrum
No one is ever
free;
responsibility is
impossible
Everyone is
always free;
responsibility is
unavaoidable.
Soft determinism: human actions are
not fully caused.
There can be no freedom without
determinism.
Responsibility related to degree of
control of individual.
Avoidable acts are free. Unavoidable
are not free.
Cause of moral choices is our human
character.

5. freedom and responsibility spectrum
No one is ever
free;
responsibility is
impossible
Everyone is
always free;
responsibility is
unavaoidable.
Soft determinism
Fatalism

6. freedom and responsibility spectrum
No one is ever
free;
responsibility is
impossible
Everyone is
always free;
responsibility is
unavaoidable.
Soft determinism
Events predetermined by cosmic
purpose, plan or will.
Whatever is foreordained will
occur no matter what.
Human control is limited to
attitude.
Nothing happens by accident or
chance.

7. freedom and responsibility spectrum
No one is ever
free;
responsibility is
impossible
Everyone is
always free;
responsibility is
unavaoidable.
Soft determinism
Fatalism
Existentialism

8. freedom and responsibility spectrum
No one is ever
free;
responsibility is
impossible
Everyone is
always free;
responsibility is
unavaoidable.
Soft determinism
Fatalism
We impose value and meaning
on the world.
“To act is to modify… the
world.”
Responsibility is absolute. We
have no excuse.

9. freedom and responsibility spectrum
No one is ever
free;
responsibility is
impossible
Everyone is
always free;
responsibility is
unavoidable.
Soft determinism
Fatalism
Action Theory
Compatibilism – both
freedom of choice and
determinism
Incompatibilism – not both
freedom of choice and
determinism
Existentialism
Libertarianism
Hard Determinism