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Determinism

se that in the cases of constraint, we are responsible in the fact that there is a choice to be made, yet we are not responsible because we were in some sense constrained. To this perspective, three other stances are offered as counter arguments. Determinism, indeterminism, and skepticism. Determinism is the position that maintains that everything is completely caused. This claim states that humans cannot be held responsible for their actions because all of their actions are determined to happen, and they have no control. The claim that most who support determinism would make is My actions are the products of pure chance.therefore, how can I be held responsible? However, the rebuttal to that is that a persons actions are not products of chance, but of choice. Because of this, we can see how we can be held morally responsible. Indeterminism states that at least some events, mostly human actions, are not completely caused. The main argument for indeterminism is that it is a rejection of causation, there is no explanation, and without explanation, there can be no responsibility. However, indeterminism is not a complete rejection of causation, and therefore it is impossible to eliminate explanation and responsibility based on that statement. This is an argument against indeterminism that allows us to see a flaw in the argument, yet contemplate its validity....

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