PHLB60H3 Lecture Notes - Special Pleading, Material Conditional, Compatibilism
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Notes that most assume the chdo principle is correct. Van inwagen"s argument for free will is incompatible with determinism and assumes that chdo is correct. Compatibilists typically accept chdo and show that able to do otherwise (free will) is compatible with determinism. If s had chosen to have done x, s would have done x. If determinism is true, the antecedent of the conditional is always false. (smith never chooses to save the drowning child). This is compatible with the truth of the conditional b/c there are different kinds of conditional statements: When presented with an if-then statement that isnt qualified as a particular kind of conditional, you can assume that it is a material conditional. P, then q is true just in case p is false or q is true. If the antecedent is false, but the consequent is true, so if 2+2= 5, then pigs can fly.
