Fanning the Flickers of Freedom

John Martin Fischer has certainly extended Harry Frankfurt's original argument in a powerful way by challenging the indirect relevance of the alternatives available to agents in the prominent counterexamples of the principles of alternative possibilities. This extension combines potently with t...

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Published in:American philosophical quarterly (Oxford) 2002-01, Vol.39 (1), p.91-105
Main Author: Speak, Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alternatives
American philosophy
Blame
Counterexamples
Ethics
Fischer, John Martin
Frankfurt, Harry G (1929-2023)
Freedom
Freedoms
Incompatibilism
Intuition
Killing
Literary criticism
Moral philosophy
Moral responsibility
Morality
Philosophical thought
Philosophy
Philosophy of action
Relevant alternatives
Responsibility
Theory of values and moral philosophy. Philosophy of action
Voting
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Summary:John Martin Fischer has certainly extended Harry Frankfurt's original argument in a powerful way by challenging the indirect relevance of the alternatives available to agents in the prominent counterexamples of the principles of alternative possibilities. This extension combines potently with the increasingly sophisticated formulations of these counterexamples.
ISSN:0003-0481
2152-1123