Freedom of the will requires developing a sense of identity of the kind of person you want to be. Exercising freedom of the will requires consciously acknowledging the basis of your action as stemming from desires and projects that are your own that you are happy with and represent the kind of person you would like to be. By identifying yourself with the spring of this action, You assume and aquire moral responsibility. The unwilling addict, the willing addict, unthinking addict. Compare Frankfurt s approach with Stace s and Hospers.
Determinism eliminates moral obligations.
Study Questions on Moral Responsibility. Explain the difference between causal responsibility and moral responsibility, and illustrate with a pair of examples. Explain how Hook reconciles determinism and moral responsibility. Compare Hook s compatibilist defense of moral responsibility with Stace s on p. 412-413. Explain the difference between fatalism and determinism.