III. David Hume A. The idea that events (including human actions) can be adequately determined by immediately preceding events. This is a very practical way of thinking. Use past ideas, events, and reasoning to think about the future and the effects of those actions. Everything happens for a reason. The circumstances that led to the event have a cause.1. Hard determinism, the deterministic perspective is true and incompatible with human freedom, moral or otherwise. Thus, humans cannot be held morally responsible for their actions. According to soft determinism, the deterministic perspective may be true, but there are nevertheless conditions of moral freedom such that humans can, at least sometimes, be held morally responsible for their actions.2. The reason why the princesses are sent to Qui Gong is because they want to form an alliance so strong that the Mongols would not dare to attack. All this was determined and planned by the emperor, the father of the three princesses. This is an extremely practical use of marriage. their particular situations and relationships. This instinct, it is true, arises from past observation and experience; but can anyone give the ultimate reason why past experience and observation produces such an effect, any more than the reason why nature alone should produce it? - HumeIV. Compare and contrast the two positions.A. I think one of the common themes of free will and determinism is that they teach us how to live our lives. It just depends on each person's view on uni...... middle of paper ......y Confucianism, the five-way relationship is paramount here. The goal of the three princesses was to follow their father's orders and marry the princes of Qui Gong. This shows a sign of filial piety, but they disobey their father's orders and end up liking the three escorts. To the quote “Which should I choose duty or heart?” ”, Confucius would respond and say: follow your duty. You must follow your father's orders because he is Xiao.VIII. ConclusionA. Is life made by one's own decisions or by a system and one's adherence to that system for pragmatic reasons?B. Is life made by one's own decisions or by a system and one's adherence to that system for pragmatic reasons?C. I know myself best and I believe I know what is best for me because my experiences and choices have created the person I am today.D. So how are we supposed to live?