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Can hard determinism be defended?  

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Philosophy Essay Can hard determinism be defended against the strongest objections raised against it? Explain and defend your answer. By Terence Landman 605L2621 In this academic essay there will be a clear and defined description of both hard determinism and its eventual nemesis indeterminism. Based on these definitions there will be a personal attempt at denying hard determinism. This will be accomplished through the introduction of David Hume and his radical philosophy on causality and the relation this may have on hard determinism, as well as the various possibilities it may distinguish. Furthermore the Causal Principle will also be introduced and slandered in its incapability to provide a concrete defense for hard determinism and its potential in proposing a solution through indeterminism. All these factors will ultimately point to the possibility in which when A happens B is likely to happen but not essentially determined in happening. This will...

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