PHL201H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Immanence, Kleptomania, Compatibilism
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Want to know whether to believe a, if we show that a entails somethine we know is false, then we know that a is false. Phenomenology the feeling of having free will. Moral responsibility freedom of will appears to be a precondition of moral responsibility. If we don"t have control over our actions we cannot be blameworthy or praiseworthy. Need flour (a) to bake a cake (b) Having a cake (b) is sufficient for having had flour (a) If we don"t have b then we don"t have a (a b) Choosing to do/bring about an event only if you could have chosen to do otherwise (not chosen to do that event) Necessary condition a is necessary for b is having b requires having a. Sufficient condition a is sufficient for b if having b requires having enough for having a. Not morally responsible for what you couldn"t have done otherwise. Are responsible for actions you could have done otherwise.
