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dilemma defense: a standalone construct

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reply to Frankfurt cases that the intervener's prior sign either determines the choice, begging the question, or does not, leaving alternatives open.

In philosophy of action, dilemma defense refers to reply to Frankfurt cases that the intervener's prior sign either determines the choice, begging the question, or does not, leaving alternatives open. This meaning comes from Widerker (1995) in The Philosophical Review.[1]

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  1. Widerker, D. (1995). Libertarianism and Frankfurt's Attack on the Principle of Alternative Possibilities. The Philosophical Review, 104(2), 247. https://doi.org/10.2307/2185979

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