Abstract
In this paper I reexamine the debate between two contrasting conceptions of free will: the classical model, which understands freedom in terms of alternative possibilities, and a more recent family of views that focus only on actual causes, and that were inspired by Frankfurt’s famous attack on the principle of alternative possibilities. I offer a novel argument in support of the actual-causes model, one that bypasses the popular debate about Frankfurt-style cases.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 147-165 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Disputatio |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 45 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1 2017 |
Keywords
- Actual causes
- Alternative possibilities
- Causation
- Frankfurt
- Free will
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Philosophy
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