Question

Explain determinism as a view of free will.

Answer 1

Determinism is the idea that free will is an illusion and that our behavior is governed by internaland external forces over which we have no control; consequently, our behavior is viewed as predictable. Hard determinism is the view that forces outside of our control have complete authority over behavior, however soft determinism opposes this view and suggests that we are constrained by these forces, but only to an extent as there is an element of free will in behavior.