Determinism vs Free Will: Crash Course Philosophy #24
Do we really have free will? Today Hank explores possible answers to that question, explaining theories like libertarian free will and it's counterpoint, hard determinism. Get your own Crash...
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Crash Course Philosophy is brought to you by Squarespace.Squarespace: share your passion with the world.Let’s say, for the sake of argument, that you love your father.By which I mean, you want him to be alive.And let’s also assume that you don’t have any attachments to your mother that you might describe as... romantic.Well, guess who thought felt the same way about his parents? Oedipus.According to ancient Greek legend, when Oedipus was born,a prophecy foretold that he would kill his father and marry his mother.So his father left baby Oedipus in the wilderness, assuming he would die,and the prophecy would then not come true.But instead, the abandoned baby was discovered and raised by another family.As an adult, Oedipus learned of the prophecy that he would kill ...
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Crash Course Philosophy is brought to you by Squarespace.Squarespace: share your passion with the world.Let’s say, for the sake of argument, that you love your father.By which I mean, you want him to be alive.And let’s also assume that you don’t have any attachments to your mother that you might describe as... romantic.Well, guess who thought felt the same way about his parents? Oedipus.According to ancient Greek legend, when Oedipus was born,a prophecy foretold that he would kill his father and marry his mother.So his father left baby Oedipus in the wilderness, assuming he would die,and the prophecy would then not come true.But instead, the abandoned baby was discovered and raised by another family.As an adult, Oedipus learned of the prophecy that he would kill ...
