Garnett, Michael (2013) Fischer-style compatibilism. Analysis 73 (2), pp. 387-397. ISSN 0003-2638.
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Abstract
John Martin Fischer’s new collection of essays, Deep Control: Essays on Free Will and Value, constitutes a trenchant defence of his well-known compatibilist approach to moral responsibility (Fischer 1994, 2006; Fischer and Ravizza 1998).1 Predominantly a collection of detailed responses to recent critics, this is not a book for beginners. It is, however, essential reading for specialists, as well as useful reading for non-specialists seeking a snapshot of the current state of the debate. Fischer’s papers are dense with argument and alive with original and productive ideas. As is customary, however, I here focus only on lines of thought that failed to convince. In particular, I discuss two arguments: one aimed at vindicating Frankfurt-style counterexamples in deterministic contexts and one aimed at undermining the ‘source’ incompatibilist’s conception of moral responsibility.
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Analysis following peer review. The version of record is available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/analys/ant018 |
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Historical Studies |
| Depositing User: | Michael Garnett |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Jan 2015 14:55 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2023 17:14 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/11504 |
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