Phil. 102 Introduction to Philosophy
Quiz: Varieties of Determinism
Fall, 2004 c
2004 GFDL
Directions: Match the premisses in Column 2 with the most appro-
priate arguments in Column 1 by placing the number or numbers in
the blank spaces provided.
Column 1 Column 2
hard determinism 1. Some events are not determined by past
events, and some events might be caused.
soft determinism 2. Some of our choices are uncaused and
effective.
free will 3. Some specific events are fixed in ad-
vance; there might be some free play in mi-
nor events.
predeterminism 4. Each event (including each mental event)
has a cause.
fatalism 5. Events from the beginning of time have
been causally created by God.
predestination 6. Some of our ideas are free; events in the
world are caused.
indeterminism 7. The probability of an event is known
from the experience of similar events.
a priori chance 8. A violation of a law of nature.
a posteriori chance 9. All events are made to happen by God:
none by causality in nature.
miracle 10. The probability of an event is known
from mathematical calculation.
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