Reading Questions
W.T. Stace - Compatibilism

1. Why does Stace think it is important that we find out if we have free will or not?
2. What is Stace's point about the five-legged animal?
3. What does Stace think the traditional definition of free will has been?
4. According to Stace, how can a definition be correct or incorrect?
5. What is Stace's method for coming to an appropriate definition of free-will?
6. What are Stace's definitions of free acts and unfree acts?
7. What is the point of the case of the threatening thug?
8. Does Stace think that determinism can be true and humans still be held morally responsible?  Explain his view thoroughly.