Comparing D Holbach And Free Will
Despite agreeing on the definition of free will and the factors affecting free will, D’Holbach and Hobart reach contrasting conclusions based on their interpretation of the self. Since free will is the possession of the self, how one portrays the self, affects the question of free will.
D’Holbach believes each action is done due to a motive and the motive of a person is affected by the external world and his own character, neither of which he himself chooses. This is the reason D’Holbach believes man has no free will. Hobart agrees on the fact that each person’s will is based on motives or wishes and also agrees that the motives are affected by his beliefs, hopes, character etc. However Hobart believes that the factors that affect a person’s
D’Holbach believes each action is done due to a motive and the motive of a person is affected by the external world and his own character, neither of which he himself chooses. This is the reason D’Holbach believes man has no free will. Hobart agrees on the fact that each person’s will is based on motives or wishes and also agrees that the motives are affected by his beliefs, hopes, character etc. However Hobart believes that the factors that affect a person’s