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THE PROBLEM OF DETERMINISM AND FREEDOM

by Ray Shelton

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I.  THE STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

II.  ANALYSIS OF THE PROBLEM
              Historical Analysis:

 

A.  History of Determinism

1.  Democritus

2.  Epicurus

3.  Lucretius

4.  Diodorus of Cronos

5.  Aristotle

6.  Neoplatonic

7.  Stoicism

8.  Carneades

9.  Hobbes

10.  Descartes

11.  Laplace

12.  Spinoza

13.  Quantum Mechanics

14.  Einstein


B.  History of Freedom

1.  Liberty

a.  David Hume

b.  John Stuart Mill


2.  Indeterminism


3.  Freedom of Will


C.  Theological Determinism

1.  Augustine

2.  Thomas Aquinas

3.  Martin Luther

4.  John Calvin


III.  SUMMARY

IV.  SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM

V.  CONCLUSION