{"id":13243,"date":"2024-02-26T01:06:09","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T01:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/this-assignment-presents-an-issue-that-relates-to-the-different-concepts-of-free-will-you-read-about-in-unit-3\/"},"modified":"2024-02-26T01:06:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T01:06:09","slug":"this-assignment-presents-an-issue-that-relates-to-the-different-concepts-of-free-will-you-read-about-in-unit-3","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/this-assignment-presents-an-issue-that-relates-to-the-different-concepts-of-free-will-you-read-about-in-unit-3\/","title":{"rendered":"This assignment presents an issue that relates to the different concepts of free will you read about in Unit 3."},"content":{"rendered":"

Purpose<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

This assignment presents an issue that relates to the different concepts of free will you read about in Unit 3. <\/font><\/p>\n

People encounter issues that relate to whether or not they are free on a daily basis, but one that can affect people\u2019s lives dramatically is addiction. This assignment clarifies the importance of how we understand addiction and whether or not we can see addiction as a free will choice or as a predetermined condition, depending on how we use the different theories on free will from our readings.<\/font><\/p>\n

Tasks<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

Read <\/span>this article from the Arizona Addiction Recovery Center(<\/a>https:\/\/arizonaaddictioncenter.org\/free-will-and-addiction-is-it-a-choice\/) of how addiction is described by psychologists.<\/font><\/p>\n

Then write an essay that answers these questions:<\/font><\/p>\n

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  1. What would d\u2019Holbach say about the passage above? <\/font><\/li>\n
  2. How would a determinist address the issue of \u201cchanges in the brain\u201d?<\/font><\/li>\n
  3. What would a compatibilist or soft-determinist say about the work required in overcoming addiction:
    o    Which philosopher would make a distinction between internal and external causes of addiction? (You might also think of this as \u201cnature vs. nurture\u201d)
    o    Does having will power relate to free will? Do some people have a \u201ccharacter\u201d or \u201cwill\u201d that helps them overcome addiction while others do not?<\/font><\/li>\n
  4. Can you relate the issue of free will to the earlier discussions of the self from Unit 2?   Does the issue of addiction relate to the mind, or to the senses, or to memories?  Be specific and provide reasons for your position.<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Sources<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

    I will link all 4 sources\/readings you use<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Formatting<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n