Prompt Question: Does Freud's theory, as you understand it, really imply that nofreewillism (AKA "hard determinism) is true.
Please read and follow these
instructions. If you turn in a paper on Freud that does not
follow these instructions, your paper will be worth zero points
("Hard determinism" is the name
for the bizarre and self-contradictory theory that determinism is true
and that, magically, this somehow means that free
will doesn't exist. This is very, very, very, very, very, very, very,
very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very,
very, very, very, very, very different from plain old determinism,
which ABSOLUTELY DOES NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT FREE WILL.)
Read this brief description of Freud's theory: https://www.thoughtco.com/id-ego-and-superego-4582342.
Once you have a good handle on Freud's theory, and think about whether there is anything in that theory that implies the existence of a set of external forces that constrain or coerce everybody's actions so that no-one ever makes a decision that isn't forced on them by some outside pressure. If you think there is, in your own notes explain Freud's theory, including that part of the theory, and explain how that part implies the existence of that external force. If you don't see any way Freud's theory implies the existence of external coercive forces, in your own notes explain Freud's theory, and discuss how that theory is used to explain how human beings decide their own actions when they're not being coerced by other people. Make sure you have all this worked out before you go on to the next phase.
Read the following two articles, and then think for yourself
about whether or not Freud's theory implies that
we have no free will.
Now, decide for yourself whether Freud's theory,
as you understand it, really implies that hard
determinism is true. (Remember, "Hard determinism" is the
name for the bizarre and self-contradictory theory that determinism is
true and that, magically, this somehow means that free will doesn't exist.
This is very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very,
very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very,
very different from plain old determinism, which ABSOLUTELY
DOES NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT FREE WILL.)
(If you suffer from the misconception that determinism rules out free
will, and find yourself wanting to say that determinism rules out free
will, remember that DETERMINISM DOES NOT RULE OUT FREE WILL
as you do this topic.) (If your urge to claim that determinism rules
out free will is so strong that you cannot set aside your feelings long
enough to do this topic, you should either take the time to think about
this common but utterly false view by attempting the topic incompatible.htm,
or don't do this topic.)
It is important to remember that this is a philosophy assignment. You fulfill philosophy assignments by thinking about things for yourself. You do not fulfill them by reporting what other people think.