Cоnsider the fоllоwing аrgument аnd mаp: “It’s a common human practice to hold people responsible for their misdeeds. For example, we put people in prison when they commit serious crimes and we blame people when they wrong us. But my view is that (1)the whole practice of blaming people is misguided. Why? For one thing, (2) there’s no free will, as (3) no one really controls their actions and decisions. After all, (4) everyone’s actions are determined by prior states of the universe plus the operation of natural laws.” PMC 2.2b Question 1.png Suppose Coraline claims: “It’s true that we lack free will. However, we might wonder whether this shows that the practice of blaming others is misguided. We haven’t yet ruled out the possibility that there are other reasons for blaming people that are independent of whether they have free will or not.” What part of the argument is Sam criticizing?
Cоnsider the fоllоwing аrgument аnd mаp: “It’s a common human practice to hold people responsible for their misdeeds. For example, we put people in prison when they commit serious crimes and we blame people when they wrong us. But my view is that (1)the whole practice of blaming people is misguided. Why? For one thing, (2) there’s no free will, as (3) no one really controls their actions and decisions. After all, (4) everyone’s actions are determined by prior states of the universe plus the operation of natural laws.” PMC 2.2b Question 1.png Suppose Charley says: “while it’s true that everyone’s actions are determined by prior states of the universe, we can’t yet conclude on that basis that no one really controls their actions and decisions.” What part of the argument is Charley criticizing?