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A problem for counterfactual sufficiency.

Authors :
Waldrop, John William
Source :
Analysis. Jul2023, Vol. 83 Issue 3, p527-535. 9p.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

The consequence argument purports to show that determinism is true only if no one has free will. Judgments about whether the argument is sound depend on how one understands locutions of the form 'p and no one can render p false'. The main interpretation on offer appeals to counterfactual sufficiency: s can render p false just in case there is something s can do such that, were s to do it, p would be false; otherwise, s cannot render p false. Here I show that, in the context of the consequence argument, this interpretation conflicts with widely endorsed principles governing the logic of counterfactuals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00032638
Volume :
83
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Analysis
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
173782035
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1093/analys/anac090