Free Will v Determinism

• Hard Determinism


  Implies that free will is not possible as our behaviour is always caused by internal or external events beyond one's control
• Psychic Determinism


  Belief that behaviour is caused by unconscious conflicts that we can't control
• Environmental Determinism


  Belief that behaviour is caused by features of the environment (e.g. systems of rewards and punishment) that we can't control
• Biological Determinism


  Belief that behaviour is caused by biological (genetic, hormonal, evolutionary) influences that we can't control
• Soft Determinism


  All events, including human behaviour, can also be determined by our conscious choices in absence of coercion. In contrast with hard determinism
• Determinism


  View that an individual's behaviour is shaped or controlled by internal or external forces rather than an individual's will to do something
• Free Will


  Notion that humans can make choices and are not determined by biological or external forces