Determinism, Counterfactuals, and the Possibility of Time Travel
The Consequence argument is an argument from plausible premises–our lack of causal power over the laws and past–to an implausible conclusion: that if determinism is true, we are equally powerless with respect to the future. What the compatibilist needs is a theory of counterfactuals that preserves t...
Main Author: | Kadri Vihvelin |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-07-01
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Series: | Philosophies |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2409-9287/8/4/68 |
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