One argument, three moves: what responsibility requires, whether anyone ever has it, and what follows for reward and punishment.
Could you have done otherwise — and if not, can anyone fairly be praised, blamed, rewarded or punished?
Every debate in this topic lines up on the same axis — from no freedom (and so no desert) to full freedom (and so full responsibility). Pick a sub-topic, then tap a position to see what it claims and where it is strong or weak.
Tap a circle — or use Tab and Enter — to explore each position.
Top answers do not treat the three sub-topics separately. Three ideas run through all of them — spot the thread and you are writing at the top of the mark scheme.
Determinist: no. Libertarian: yes. Compatibilist: yes, if I had desired to. One question, three answers — and everything follows from which you give.
Blame is never on/off. Every excuse works by sliding a person along a line from fully responsible to not responsible at all.
Determinism is itself a determined statement; Skinner's engineered society assumes we can act otherwise. Spotting self-refutation is the best AO2 move here.
The topic splits into three sub-topics. They look separate, but each one only makes sense because of the one before it.
Everything for the topic, in one place. Open a sub-topic's lesson, booklet and podcast, and use the Philosopher Companion across all three.
LINKS list near the bottom, and paste each SharePoint share link once. Buttons with no link show as “Link not set”.
Use your resources in this order. The Philosopher Companion is where you learn to plan both question types.
One podcast per sub-topic — a teacher and student talk each position through to a judgement. Annotate as you listen.
Read the given text, write the key claims in your own words, then decide the strength and weakness you would give each position.
In the Companion: match each term to its meaning, then use it in a sentence. RAG-rate the mastery checklist with the three faces.
Use the Companion frameworks and the guidance-left / your-turn-right scaffolds. Free will is examined in most sessions — plan the real past questions.
A full review of Free Will & Moral Responsibility — the conditions, the extent, and reward and punishment. Best watched before you start revising, then again to check your recall.
Teacher: paste the YouTube link in the VIDEO_URL line near the bottom of this file. The player then appears here automatically.
Flip a card to check yourself. Switch between key terms (term → meaning) and positions (position → claim, strength & weakness), and filter by sub-topic.