文档介绍：: Problems of Philosophy
Prof. Sally Haslanger
November 7, 2001
Freewill III: Libertarianism
I. Recap: Compatibilism v. patibilism
Hard determinism is the view that determinism is true and that because of this freedom is an illusion. The libertarian
agrees with the hard determinist that freewill is patible with determinism, but disagrees about which claim should be
rejected. The libertarian holds that we have free will, but this is only because determinism is false­free acts occur and are
undetermined. The hard determinist and the libertarian are both patibilists.
Soft determinism, also known patibilism, maintains that determinism is true, but also that determinism is
compatible with free will. So patibilist disagrees with both the libertarian and hard determinist about the
compatibility of freewill and determinism. However, patibilist and the libertarian agree that we are (sometimes)
free; patibilist and hard determinist both agree that determinism is true. Here is the picture:
&nbs p; &n bsp; INC DET FREE
Hard Determinist: &n bsp; Y & nbsp; Y & nbsp; N
Soft Determinist: &n bsp; N & nbsp; Y & nbsp; Y
Libertarian: &nbs p; Y & nbsp; N & nbsp; Y
Compatibilism is appealing, but all the forms we've considered seem to have problems. So we should reconsider the
possibility that the patibilist is right. And since we've already looked at t