Freedom and Determinism:
Positions

Determinist

Accepts: All actions are determined.

Indeterminist

Denies: All actions are determined.

Incompatibilist

Accepts: If an action is determined, then it is not free.

Compatibilist

Denies: If an action is determined, then it is not free.

Hard Determinist

Accepts Determinism;
Accepts Incompatibilism;
Denies Freedom

Soft Determinist

Accepts Determinism;
Accepts Compatibilism;
Accepts Freedom

Libertarianism

Accepts Incompatibilism;
Denies Determinism;
Accepts Freedom

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Richard Lee, rlee@comp.uark.edu, last modified: 18 April 1999