Descartes and the Possibility of Enlightened Freedom
Res Philosophica 94 (4):499-534 (2017)
Abstract
This paper offers a novel interpretation of Descartes's conception of freedom that resolves an important tension at the heart of his view. It does so by appealing to the important but overlooked distinction between possessing a power, exercising a power, and being in a position to exercise a power.
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Alternate Possibilities and Moral Responsibility.Frankfurt, Harry G.
An Essay on Free Will.van Inwagen, Peter
The Agentive Modalities.Maier, John
Recent Work on Moral Responsibility.Fischer, John Martin
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