Determinism
There is an argument that purports to show that there can be no free will--whether determinism is true or not. ... If determinism is true, then there is no free will. ... Either determinism is true or indeterminism is true. ... Premise (3): Im going to take for granted that, by now, you know what determinism is. Indeterminism is simply the denial of determinism. ... So, since indeterminism is the denial of determinism, all this premise says is that determinism is either true or its not, i. ... The incompatibilist in general, and the libertarian in particular, thinks that the truth of determinism would rule out the possibility of free will. ... Remember a hard determinist is an incompatibilist who believes that determinism is true. But one who accepts this argument neednt commit himself to the truth of determinism (or to the truth of indeterminism).