Frankfort Cases and the Reasoning Behind Them

In this episode, Carolina Sartorio explains “Frankfurt cases”—cases that call into question the intuitive idea, sometimes called the principle of alternative possibilities (“PAP” for short), according to which moral responsibility requires alternative possibilities. After talking through one type of objection to Frankfurt cases, Carolina discusses the significance of Frankfurt cases, which she argues extends beyond their role as alleged counterexamples to PAP.

Carolina’s Website: http://sartorio.arizona.edu/

Carolina’s Book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/causation-and-free-will-9780198746799?cc=ca&lang=en&

Frankfurt’s Paper: https://philpapers.org/rec/FRAAPA-8

Mele and Robb’s Paper: https://philpapers.org/rec/MELRFC

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