freedom, determinism, libertarianism

observe that our actions are freely chosen

libertarianism

according to libertarianism, there is freedom because

the future has so many possibilities

when do we exercise our free will?

whenever we do any actions

the feeling we get from making the ‘wrong’ choice, because we could have chosen otherwise

regret

every action that we perform is already a result of an antecedent or prior cause

determinism

determinism states that a person’s decisions are defined by

external factors

according to determinism, freedom may just be

an illusion

compatibilism is also known as

soft determinism

according to compatibilism,

our actions are determined but we still have freedom

the efficient cause states that

your actions still belong to you

incompatibilism is also known as

hard determinism

according to imcompatibilism,

freedom and determinism aren’t compatible

why do things happen according to hard determinism?

they happen because they are caused by something else

society determines us, we act this way because of the environment

incompatibilism