Part I Instructions and Prompt
Suppose you are chatting with a friend who laments having been “forced” by a parent to learn to play the flute. This friend thinks time spent on flute lessons and practicing the flute could be better spent learning to play the violin, which, apparently, this friend finds much more interesting.
As you listen to this friend, you think about d’Holbach and James. Which one helps you best explain your friend’s situation and response to that situation? In other words, which thinker has, in your view, the best way to explain what’s happening? (Feel free to generate some further details about this friend to support your view.)
Be sure your post clearly and accurately explains one of the three thinker’s views, as it applies to your supposed friend’s situation. This includes introducing and explaining significant terminology and summarizing the basic argument. Here are some guidelines to that end:
Explain what it is that makes d’Holbach a determinist, as well as what are the implications of this view for your friend.
Explain how and why James argues for indeterminism, what that means, and how it applies to your friend.