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principle of alternate possibilities: a standalone construct

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the principle that a person is morally responsible only if they could have done otherwise, challenged by cases where an unused fail-safe removes alternatives.

In philosophy of mind, principle of alternate possibilities refers to the principle that a person is morally responsible only if they could have done otherwise, challenged by cases where an unused fail-safe removes alternatives. This meaning comes from Frankfurt (1969) in The Journal of Philosophy.[1]

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  1. Frankfurt, H. G. (1969). Alternate Possibilities and Moral Responsibility. The Journal of Philosophy, 66(23), 829. https://doi.org/10.2307/2023833

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