What is determinism? What are the positions of the optimist and pessimist? How do they disagree? How does Strawson propose to bring their positions together? In answering this question, it would be helpful to focus on the relationship between resentment (and related emotions) and our moral practices. Ask yourself how does focusing on our emotions in moral situations help clarify the debate between the optimist and the pessimist. By the end of the article, what do you think about the relationship between determinism, and our moral practices?