Test Your Knowledge on Free Will

Test Your Knowledge on Free Will

Put your understanding of free will to the test with these thought-provoking questions!

published on July 26
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What is the philosophical concept that suggests humans have the ability to make choices free from constraints?

What is the philosophical concept that suggests humans have the ability to make choices free from constraints?
Determinism
Free Will
Fate
Predestination
2/11

Which philosopher is known for his argument that free will and determinism are compatible?

Which philosopher is known for his argument that free will and determinism are compatible?
Immanuel Kant
Aristotle
David Hume
Thomas Aquinas
3/11

Which of the following is NOT a potential implication of believing in free will?

Personal responsibility
Randomness
Moral accountability
Autonomy
4/11

Incompatibilism is the belief that free will and determinism cannot coexist. True or False?

Incompatibilism is the belief that free will and determinism cannot coexist. True or False?
True
False
5/11

Which branch of philosophy explores the nature of free will and determinism?

Epistemology
Metaphysics
Ethics
Ontology
6/11

What is the term for the belief that all events, including human actions, are predetermined?

Indeterminism
Compatibilism
Determinism
Voluntarism
7/11

Which ancient Greek philosopher argued that free will is a fundamental aspect of human behavior?

Plato
Socrates
Epicurus
Aristotle
8/11

What is the term for the theory that free will is an illusion and human behavior is determined by external factors?

Fatalism
Libertarianism
Neurodeterminism
Volitionism
9/11

According to determinism, human actions are ultimately caused by which of the following?

According to determinism, human actions are ultimately caused by which of the following?
Divine intervention
Quantum fluctuations
External factors
Pure chance
10/11

Which modern philosopher is known for his argument that free will is an illusion?

John Stuart Mill
Friedrich Nietzsche
Daniel Dennett
Sam Harris
11/11

What is the term for the view that human actions are neither determined by external factors nor random, but are chosen by the individual?

What is the term for the view that human actions are neither determined by external factors nor random, but are chosen by the individual?
Hard determinism
Soft determinism
Compatibilism
Indeterminism