The W-Defense Defended
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22109464 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Justin A Capes (Flagler College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 0 |
| Publication date | 2024-05-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ergo an Open Access Journal of Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2330-4014 • E-ISSN: 2330-4014 |
| Publisher | University of Michigan Library (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.3998/ergo.5717 |
| OpenAlex | W4396605094 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 18 |
The W-defense is among the most prominent arguments for the principle of alternative possibilities (PAP). Here I offer some considerations in support of the W-defense and respond to what I see as the most forceful objections to it to date. My response to these objections invokes the well-known flicker of freedom response to Frankfurt cases. I argue that the W-defense and the flicker response are mutually reinforcing and together yield a compelling defense of PAP
Free Will and Agency · Philosophy · Torture, Ethics, and Law · War, Ethics, and Justification
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |