What is your slant? Im attempting an essay question on freewill for psychology, if anybody knows any good writings/texts that are worth reading by any psychologists that would be good also. However for fun could you state why you take a slant either way?
2006-10-25 10:55:39 · 5 answers · asked by Mason 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
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Nowak A., Vallacher R.R., Tesser A., Borkowski W., (2000) Society of Self: The emergence of collective properties in self-structure. Psychological Review 107
gives a good Pyschological perspective as well as Daniel Dennett- Elbow Room, or Freedom Evolves.
Koons, J.R. "Is Hard Determinism a Form of Compatibilism?" in The Philosophical Forum. 33:1
Outlines these two concepts.
I think if your talking about the concepts you need to look at the philosophy of them. Once you've established a position Psychology is what enables people to study and predict how a person is either Determined to act or Will Chose To act.
2006-10-25 11:11:34 · answer #1 · answered by Bobby B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe in both free will and fate, most of my life has been based around free will but there are quiet a few things that have happened that I honestly have to say were down to fate.
2006-10-25 18:44:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's proven that on average, people who believe in free will are happier as they feel they have control.
My personal slant is free will, but you're pushed by a number of factors (e.g. social rules, parenting, peer pressure, hormones etc.)
2006-10-25 18:01:05 · answer #3 · answered by sarciness 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe humankind was destined to have free will.
2006-10-25 17:57:13 · answer #4 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Free Willy was OK, I've not seen the other one.
2006-10-25 18:08:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋