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Determinism Vs Free Will Ayerr

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When describing determinism vs. free will, Ayer begins by considering different aspects of freewill that are incompatible with determinism. The first concept that Ayer discusses is the assertion that a person is free just in the case that their action is not caused. He then rejects this idea using a moral standpoint by stating that a person is not morally responsible for an action that is purely based on chance because chance is – by definition – not something that a person can have control or a choice over. Ayer goes on to state that it is not an accident that a person chooses to commit an action rather than another, and “presumably there is a casual explanation” for the choice, which in turn leads back to determinism (pg 18). The second concept
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