Determinism and Urgency: Strongest Single Challenge and Defense of Free Will

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Discussion Board Forum 2 Instructions

Freedom and Personhood

This course utilizes the Post-First feature in all Discussion Board Forums. This means you will only be able to read and interact with your classmates’ threads after you have submitted your thread in response to the provided prompt. For additional information on Post-First, click here for a tutorial.

In order to complete this assignment, you need to first:

• read “Free Will Is Still Alive” by Carlo Filice


• read “Freedom and Determinism,” chapter 10 of Philosophy, A Christian introduction, by Dew & Gould


• read “Minds, Bodies, and Human Persons,” chapter 11 of Philosophy, A Christian introduction, by Dew & Gould

If you have not done so, stop now to view and read that material. 

For your thread, compare the three items by addressing all of the following questions:

1. Which single challenge to free will is strongest in your view? (Give your reasons.)


2. Which single defense of free will is strongest in your view? (Give your reasons.)


3. Is free will an essential attribute of human personhood? (Give your reasons.)

Your thread should demonstrate that you have reviewed all three items, in a minimum of 350 words.

 For your reply to a classmate’s thread, choose one of the following:

• Find a point of disagreement and give your reasons.


• Find a point of general agreement and provide an improvement to some aspect of his or her point.

Your reply should make clear references to at least one of the three sources, in a minimum of 200 words. 

Submit your thread by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday of Module/Week 5, and submit your reply by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 5.