Via the doctrine of incompatibilism, it has been stated that Laplace's demon is an argument against 
Via the doctrine of incompatibilism, it has been stated that Laplace's demon is an argument against this concept.  Philosopher Daniel Dennett defended this concept from that attack by arguing that rather than a concrete future there can only be expectations. William James defined a two stage model for this concept in which options are first determined and then each is evaluated. Famously rejected by Jean Calvin and opposed to the idea of predestination, this concept is defined as the ability of a rational actor to choose a course of action from among various alternatives.  For 10 points, name this philosophical idea, the idea that our actions are not predetermined.
Via the doctrine of incompatibilism, it has been stated that Laplace's demon is an argument against this concept.  
free will [Prompt on “moral responsibility.”]