Conditional analysis of free will and consequence argument
The conditional analysis of the meaning of the phrase “free will” is a classical compatibilist strategy, first introduced by David Hume and still widely used by compatibilists. The consequence argument is an influential argument against compatibilism. If the consequence argument is sound, then ph...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Omsk State Technical University, Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Омский научный вестник: Серия "Общество. История. Современность" |
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| Online Access: | https://www.omgtu.ru/general_information/media_omgtu/journal_of_omsk_research_journal/files/arhiv/2020/%D0%A2.%205,%20%E2%84%96%204%20(%D0%9E%D0%98%D0%A1)/61-65%20%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F%20%D0%9C.%20%D0%90..pdf |
| Summary: | The conditional analysis of the meaning of the phrase “free will” is a classical
compatibilist strategy, first introduced by David Hume and still widely used by
compatibilists. The consequence argument is an influential argument against
compatibilism. If the consequence argument is sound, then physical determinism is
incompatible with alternative possibilities for any agent. In this article, I consider
the relationship between the consequence argument and classical compatibilism. I
demonstrate that the consequence argument uses premises that should be rejected
by proponents of the counterfactual conditional analysis of free will |
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| ISSN: | 2542-0488 2541-7983 |