Part one of term paper
In David Hume's An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding; Hume gives the name of liberty to the idea of human free will. "By liberty, then, we can only mean a power of acting or not acting, according to the determinations of the will; that is, if we choose to remain at rest, we may; if we choose to move, we also may" (Hume p.63). Hume bel ...

Part two of term paper
... of the moment actions, which are entirely out of character and contrary to our nature. Premeditated actions are those which truly depict the nature of a person. Actions are the entire external existence of humankind. In most cases our actions reflect our intentions. Although actions are only temporary and do not reflect the entire nature of a person, if people's actions are concluded to be predetermined than it must also be accepted that so is the will of all human beings. In Hume's view, the l ...