TY - JOUR
T1 - Whose argumentative burden, which incompatibilist arguments? - Getting the dialectic right
AU - McKenna, Michael
PY - 2010/9
Y1 - 2010/9
N2 - Kadri Vihvelin has recently argued that between compatibilists and incompatibilists, the incompatibilists have a greater dialectical burden than compatibilists. According to her, both must show that free will is possible, but beyond this the incompatibilists must also show that no deterministic worlds are free will worlds. Thus, according to Vihvelin, so long as it is established that free will is possible, all the compatibilist must do is show that the incompatibilists' arguments are ineffective. I resist Vihvelin's assessment of the dialectical burdens of compatibilists and incompatibilists, as well as her assessment of the best arguments for incompatibilism.
AB - Kadri Vihvelin has recently argued that between compatibilists and incompatibilists, the incompatibilists have a greater dialectical burden than compatibilists. According to her, both must show that free will is possible, but beyond this the incompatibilists must also show that no deterministic worlds are free will worlds. Thus, according to Vihvelin, so long as it is established that free will is possible, all the compatibilist must do is show that the incompatibilists' arguments are ineffective. I resist Vihvelin's assessment of the dialectical burdens of compatibilists and incompatibilists, as well as her assessment of the best arguments for incompatibilism.
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U2 - 10.1080/00048400903233811
DO - 10.1080/00048400903233811
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:77954784799
SN - 0004-8402
VL - 88
SP - 429
EP - 443
JO - Australasian Journal of Philosophy
JF - Australasian Journal of Philosophy
IS - 3
ER -