![]() Determinism can then be identified as that which is predictable, thus previous events will lead to a certain action as shown by the Clarence Darrow case in which Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were tried for murder after planning to do ‘the perfect murder’ when it turned out that one of the boys had left his glasses with only one of two frames so the murder was easily traced back to them both and they pleaded guilty. This could be highlighted by Bertrand Russell in ‘External World’ quoting that ”The law of causation according to which later events can theoretically be predicted by means of earlier events, has often been held to be a priori, a necessity of thought.” Coming down to this idea that perhaps we are predictable as human beings with this ‘necessity of thought’ as to suggest that it’s an instinct, not just a choice but it seems to occur naturally without any other consideration but that of the predictable event. To begin with, one shall look at hard determinism in which is the argument that states human beings have no responsibility, the main proposition is that when an action occurs, it has been pre-determined by previous events such as an upbringing meaning that one cannot accept a person fully responsible for their actions. Or simply are we responsible and the suggestion of having blame put on something else an unconvincing argument? By the end of the essay I hope to show that human beings are responsible for their moral actions however they have been influenced by an upbringing therefore not all blame should be put on the persona but the majority should be. ![]() Could this blame be hindered towards an upbringing or past that defined the morals of a person. The statement given suggests that humans are entirely responsible for their actions, when in fact- is this actually possible? What if a number of infinite causes go back that foreshadowed a certain action to occur such as murder or committing an immoral act. Human beings are responsible for their moral actions
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