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Philosophy of action

the argument that if determinism is true our acts are consequences of the laws and the remote past, which are not up to us, so free will is impossible.

In philosophy of action, consequence argument refers to the argument that if determinism is true our acts are consequences of the laws and the remote past, which are not up to us, so free will is impossible. This meaning comes from Van Inwagen (1975) in Philosophical Studies.[1]

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action3 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs argument3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs consequence2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two carriers

References

Van Inwagen, P. (1975). The incompatibility of free will and determinism. Philosophical Studies, 27(3), 185-199. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01624156

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