- Kaygı. Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Felsefe Dergisi
- Issue: 19 - Kaygı (19) 2012
- Two Kinds of Principle of Alternative Possibilities
Two Kinds of Principle of Alternative Possibilities
Authors : Hasan Çağatay
Pages : 133-137
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Publication Date : 2012-10-15
Article Type : Research
Abstract :It is taken to be self-evident that freedom requires being able to do otherwise, by most incompatibilists, and some compatibilists; however, there are more than one way to interpret the meaning of "being able to do otherwise.” In this paper, two different versions of principle of alternative possibilities (PAP) are discussed: One of these PAPs is related to determinacy, and the other is related to supervenience. I defend that PAP which is about determinacy and, which is widely being used by incompatibilist has nothing to do with freedom, and the other PAP cannot be satisfied in a physicalistic world.Keywords : Compatibilism, Determinism, Free Will, Freedom, Incompatibilism, Indeterminism, Principle of Alternative Possibilities