Theories Of Determinism

Part two, the other side: Like I said before freewill is a topic that philosophers have argued about over the years. Most times when the question ‘do you have freewill?’ is asked, a lot of individuals usually say they are free even without thinking twice. Although there are a lot of philosopher that believe we all have freewill and there are also other philosopher who have spoken up and tried to prove their point that humans have no freewill. Philosopher that argue that humans have no freewill are called the determinists. The determinists argue that previous events and the law of nature cause all human acts, so humans are not free or responsible for their acts. The determinist approach says that all behaviors are caused by preceding factors …show more content…
Many psychological theories like those of philosopher Sigmund Freud and Eric Fromm has encouraged determinism; although Freud wasn’t going for a determinist position; Freud argued that our actions and our thoughts are controlled by the unconscious. Eric was a Neo-Freudian so he was influenced by Sigmund Freud, he argued that all of us have the potential to control our own lives but many of us are afraid to do so. The determinists assume that determinism rules out human responsibility and freedom because everything that happens, including every action that is carried out by a human, is determined by previous events and the biological and psychological laws that govern human nature; therefore it means there can be no freedom. Although materialism and determinism work hand in hand in the sense that materialism explains that our decisions and choices are caused by the brain or events in the brain. There was an influential French scholar Pierre Simon, he said that it may seem as if we are all free but in reality we are just blinded by our ignorance of the laws that guide us but eventually everyone would be able to see that freedom is nothing but an illusion. Pierre also used Newton’s law of motion to argue that …show more content…
Philosophers such as Ren é Descartes, he once described the will as “so free in its nature that it cannot be constrained.” This view is called libertarianism. Although in science, and in most of philosophy, the principle of determinism which justifies that our actions are usually determined by preceding occurrences is more often believed in. I am for libertarianism.
Firstly, I do not think that all humans are as regards to being totally free of any impacts or reasons . Personally I don’t hold onto Descartes’ view that the will is ‘perfectly’ free. We are not completely free because generally we are influenced by our upbringings, our environments, and the circumstances presented to us when we must make a choice. We are influenced by the situations. But enventually, it is us who choose in which direction we are influenced. To explain it better: we are self-inducing agents, accountable and