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How do notions of free will and determinism impact the ethical frameworks proposed by philosophers like Kant and Nietzsche?

Answer 1

Courtney Haynes

Kant’s ethics are rooted in the notion of free will, positing that moral actions are only meaningful if they are chosen freely. Nietzsche, on the other hand, challenges traditional morality and determinism, advocating for the creation of individual values beyond societal norms, emphasizing the will to power over deterministic constraints.