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Alternative Possibilities, Volitional Necessities, and Character Setting
Stockholm University, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Philosophy.
Number of Authors: 12017 (English)In: Disputatio, ISSN 0873-626X, E-ISSN 2182-2875, Vol. 9, no 45, p. 287-307Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Conventional wisdom suggests that the power to do otherwise is necessary for being morally responsible. While much of the literature on alternative possibilities has focused on Frankfurt's argument against this claim, I instead focus on one of Dennett's (1984) arguments against it. This argument appeals to cases of volitional necessity rather than cases featuring counterfactual interveners. van Inwagen (1989) and Kane (1996) appeal to the notion of 'character setting' to argue that these cases do not show that the power to do otherwise is unnecessary for moral responsibility. In this paper, I argue that their character setting response is unsuccessful.

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2017. Vol. 9, no 45, p. 287-307
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Alternative possibilities, moral responsibility, character setting, volitional necessity, free will
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Philosophy, Ethics and Religion
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-161241DOI: 10.1515/disp-2017-0008ISI: 000444706000008OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-161241DiVA, id: diva2:1256216
Available from: 2018-10-16 Created: 2018-10-16 Last updated: 2022-02-26Bibliographically approved

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