According to Hobbes, If I'm Robbed at Gunpoint

question 18

Multiple Choice

According to Hobbes, if I'm robbed at gunpoint:

• A) I act freely when I give up my wallet.
• B) my fear of death prevents my acting freely.
• C) my duty to preserve my life makes my actions necessary, not free.
• D) my actions are physically determined, and thus not free.
• E) the robber's actions are physically determined, and thus he is not morally responsible for them.

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