Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were two wealthy, privileged young men in Chicago who murdered someone. Clarence Darrow was their defense attorney. He claimed that they should not be given the death penalty, because there must be some cause and effect, some relationship between their childhood and environment, and the horrible thing they did. How does this relate to the concept of free will and determinism? Were their lives determined for them, by their circumstances, before they did the crime? Which philosopher from our unit would agree with their lawyer? Why? Expectations and Criteria for Success Your discussion post should answer each question above in at least two to three sentences and provide arguments and evidence to support your responses. Successful posts will answer each question with specific examples and details from the assigned sources. Once you have completed your initial post, read and respond to the posts of at least two of your peers. Reference course materials and contribute new points of discussion.
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