In a few paragraphs (c. 200-400 words), describe one issue (which you can think of as a yes-or-no question) relevant to freedom of will, say briefly why it arises, and sketch a position on it (which may, but need not, be your own). This can be an issue that you’ve found in the reading for the course—and, if so, you should say where you found it—but it need not appear in the reading. In any case, you should not take its relevance to freedom of will for granted but instead explain that as part of your explanation of how the issue arises for someone thinking about freedom of will.

(I’ve described the topic as “some issue” relevant to the question whether we have free will because that question itself, while it is an issue relevant to free will, should by now seem too big an issue for a paper like this.)

This is intended as a opportunity for you to try out ideas for your final paper. But it is not intended as a full paper, so your emphasis should be on what might be the introductory part of your final paper—i.e., your explanation of why you are discussing an issue and a hint of the position on it that you will consider.

As with your first two assignments, I’ll give you feedback but I won’t grade these: you will get full credit simply for making a serious effort. While I’d be happy to accept your assignment on paper, it is more convenient for me to receive work electronically; and, since I haven’t set up the course Canvas site for assignments, that means using e-mail—my address is helmang@wabash.edu. A short assignment like this could itself be the content of an e-mail message, but I’m also happy to get e-mail attachments.