Block, SkipCaptcha, Upload, Automoderated users, edit, move, protect
30,891
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
mLine 18:
Line 18: − +
→Free will and punishment: error of Hume's assertion that a randomly free free act can be completely moral, even benevolent.
==Free will and punishment==
==Free will and punishment==
Some people deny free will but still claim that punishment is necessary to deter harmful behaviour and protect the community. Such people argue that punishment should be the minimum necessary to deter harmful behavior<ref>See arguments in [[Corporal punishment]]</ref>.
The error in Hume's assertion regarding randomness excludes the possibility that a randomly free act can be completely moral, even benevolent. Some people deny free will but still claim that punishment is necessary to deter harmful behaviour and protect the community. Such people argue that punishment should be the minimum necessary to deter harmful behavior<ref>See arguments in [[Corporal punishment]]</ref>.
==Notes==
==Notes==