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I took this class because I thought its will be very interesting with philosophy. To be honest, I have no idea what philosophy means or who are philosophers. I heard some people said philosophy is harder class. I didn’t believe them, I want to give a try and end up, and I love it. I learned a lot different philosophers’ theories. When I learned their theories, I never thought of it.
I walks day-by-day living my life and I never thought how my day plays out the way its does or breaking down how my day. I have my own individuals have a choice how I live and decide on where I goes. There are different between free will and determinism. The question is Do you believe we live in a free will world or has everything been planned out and is determined to happen no matter what?
Free will is the “idea that you could have acted in a different way the idea that alternative actions are possible for you the idea that you did not have to do what you did the idea that you have a choice about what you do the idea that you are responsible for your actions” Many people think they are free because they can make their own decisions. The words “will” means of choosing. For example, listen to the country music, wear skinny jeans, and talk in a different way. We are individual in a society. “We consider ourselves as individuals in a society but are we really as original as we think we are? We do have a certain degree of choice but not as much as we think we do. What really happens is that our behavior, our language, our lives are influenced by a lot of factors which don’t reach our proper conscience” (Bindzi). “Free will is the ability to make free choices that are unconstrained from outer situations or by fate or divine will. The notion of free w...

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...I will regret later.
If I didn’t take this course, then I won’t know what free will and determinism means. I researched every philosophers and their theories. I learned a lot this course. I am glad I took this class and I did enjoyed it. I grateful for this course. I hope you enjoy read this and tell you one of my bad experience of my life with free will and determinism.

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