CAS PH 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Dornier Do X, Falsifiability, Harry Frankfurt
14 Apr 2016
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Harry frankfurt: compatibilist, born 1929, the principle of alternate possibilities and moral. Pap: a person is morally responsible for what he has done only if he could have done otherwise . Alternate expression: not responsible if you could not have done otherwise. Libertarian says pap is fine, but against alternate because there is always more than one option. Hard determinist against pap because there"s only one thing you can do. Rejection: morally responsible and you couldn"t have done otherwise. Coerced action implies: couldn"t have done otherwise, no moral responsibility. But 2nd half of statement isn"t caused by first half. Coercive threat: do x or else jones does x. Counterexample: couldn"t have done otherwise and is morally responsible. The threat was unnecessary because he would"ve done it otherwise. Yes, why he robs the bank (for ex) is important. Acting in accordance with threat but because of own desires. Why someone did x is important for our moral judgment.
