G Strawson and Free will

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Philosophy

 

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Judith S

 

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June 25, 2012

 

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His view is a modified version of a hard determinist claim. Traditional hard determinism is defined by the three theses, "(1) free will is incompatible with determinism, (2) free will does not exist because (3) determinism is true." One main difference between Strawson's thought and the traditional hard deterministic view is that Strawson does not necessarily believe that determinism is true...
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As a result, Strawson is unconcerned by the first thesis, and non-committal about the third thesis. Unlike many other philosophers, Strawson does not view the question of the truth of determinism as the determining factor in the debate about free will. Hence, Strawson's formulation that the fact that free will does not exist does not depend on the answer to the question of whether the universe is deterministic or not...
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