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agent
person who acts freely / chooses to not/do / is accountable for action / omission / initiates event
objective
acceptance of fact that sensory experience represents data outside self
verb
word to express action
aggravate
make worse
mitigate
make less severe
action
realization of human freedom’s power
determinism
view: human behaviour = free will physical / social causes’ product
intention
reason for doing something that appears as good
freedom
capacity to choose / act
predestination
view: behaviour = predetermined
responsibility
conviction: person = agent
> freedom / knowledge / ability
conceptual framework of action
allows to indirectly understand action by asking questions
free will
freedom exercise & measure ; free choice
motive
reason for action
naturalism
material universe = unified system
providence
God’s influence upon events
religious determinism
belief in providence
What does John Calvin believe?
ethics have no place in predestination
Puritan tradition
belief that sin has depraved humans so they live deserving damnation; God loves some “That’s just the way it is”
Why does Catholic tradition maintain providence and freedom don’t conflict?
God initiates love with salvation BUT we make use of & need cooperation
social determinism
behaviour = determined by others’ influences
