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| 1 | Introduction | 3 |
| 1 | A Problem about Luck for Libertarians | 6 |
| 2 | A Modest Libertarian Proposal | 9 |
| 3 | Deciding, the Time of Action, and Free Will | 14 |
| 4 | Agents' Abilities | 17 |
| 2 | Free Will and Neuroscience | 30 |
| 1 | Conceptual Matters | 31 |
| 2 | Libet's Work | 32 |
| 3 | Free Will | 40 |
| 4 | Further Testing | 42 |
| 5 | Conclusion | 45 |
| 3 | Libertarianism, Luck, and Control | 49 |
| 1 | A Task for Libertarians | 50 |
| 2 | Kane on Luck and Control | 51 |
| 3 | O'Connor on Active Power | 53 |
| 4 | Clarke on Agent Causation | 56 |
| 5 | Persisting Intentions and Control | 61 |
| 6 | Luck Remains a Problem | 63 |
| 7 | Some Recent History | 75 |
| 8 | Conclusion | 76 |
| 4 | Frankfurt-style Cases, Luck, and Soft Libertarianism | 81 |
| 1 | Introducing Frankfurt-style Cases and Clarifying PAP | 82 |
| 2 | A Frankfurt-style Story and Alternative Possibilities | 87 |
| 3 | Soft Libertarianism and Frankfurt-style Cases | 95 |
| 5 | A Daring Soft Libertarian Response to Present Luck | 105 |
| 1 | Leeway | 105 |
| 2 | Luck and Modest Libertarianism | 106 |
| 3 | Daring Soft Libertarianism | 111 |
| 4 | Daring Soft Libertarianism and the Problem of Present Luck | 117 |
| 5 | Objections and Replies | 123 |
| 6 | Little Agents | 129 |
| 7 | Conclusion | 133 |
| 6 | Compatibilism: Objections and Replies | 137 |
| 1 | The Consequence Argument | 137 |
| 2 | The Manipulation Argument | 138 |
| 3 | The No-Chance Idea Introduced | 144 |
| 4 | Fischer and Ravizza on Moral Responsibility | 146 |
| 5 | Application to the No-Chance Idea, Proposition 2 | 155 |
| 6 | Semicompatibilism and Traditional Compatibilism | 157 |
| 7 | My Compatibilist Proposal: Objections and Replies | 163 |
| 1 | A History-Sensitive Compatibilism | 164 |
| 2 | Dennett's Critique | 173 |
| 3 | Arpaly's Critique | 179 |
| 4 | Kapitan's Critique and the Zygote Argument | 184 |
| 5 | Conclusion | 195 |
| 8 | Conclusion | 199 |
| 1 | Compatibilist and Libertarian Sufficient Conditions for Free Action | 200 |
| 2 | Two Thought Experiments | 202 |
| 3 | Conclusion | 206 |
| References | 209 | |
| Index | 217 |
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Shay Walsh
reviewed Free Will and Luck on July 26, 2020
Free Will and Luck
Mele covers some interesting topics, particularly the issue of luck with regard to agent-causal theories. If an agent has the ability to do otherwise, even given an identical past and laws of nature, it seems that the decision the agent makes must be arbitrary. There is no possible differentiating factor that can account for the differences. Mele also devotes a chapter to the Libet experiments. These show a readiness potential in the individual's unconscious prior to the actual performance of the action. Neuroscientists and philosophers have concluded from this that free will is an illusion--our decisions are pre-set for us. Another important distinction is that of "robust" alternatives. Compatibilists can weave in alternatives, but they are not robust, because determinism means they will never be realized.
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