libertarian free will (metaphysical libertarianism)

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philosophical theory position in metaphysics position in philosophy of action position in philosophy of mind theory of free will

Libertarian free will (metaphysical libertarianism) is the philosophical view that humans possess a kind of freedom of choice that is fundamentally incompatible with determinism and involves genuine, undetermined alternative possibilities for action.

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instanceOf	philosophical theory ⓘ position in metaphysics ⓘ position in philosophy of action ⓘ position in philosophy of mind ⓘ theory of free will ⓘ
contrastsWith	compatibilism ⓘ hard determinism ⓘ hard incompatibilism ⓘ
entails	agents are ultimate sources of some of their actions ⓘ agents can do otherwise in exactly the same circumstances ⓘ moral responsibility requires the ability to do otherwise ⓘ some human actions are not determined by prior states of the world ⓘ
facesObjection	intelligibility objection ⓘ luck objection ⓘ regress of control objection ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	libertarianism (in free will debate) ⓘ metaphysical libertarianism ⓘ
hasCritic	Daniel Dennett NERFINISHED ⓘ Derk Pereboom NERFINISHED ⓘ Galen Strawson NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Frankfurt NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSupporter	C. A. Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter van Inwagen NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Kane NERFINISHED ⓘ Roderick Chisholm NERFINISHED ⓘ Timothy O’Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasVariant	agent-causal libertarianism ⓘ event-causal libertarianism ⓘ non-causal libertarianism ⓘ
historicalRoot	Christian theological traditions emphasizing free choice ⓘ early modern philosophy ⓘ
isBasedOn	principle of alternative possibilities ⓘ
isCompatibleWith	agent causation ⓘ indeterminism ⓘ
isConcernedWith	human freedom ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ rational deliberation ⓘ self-determination ⓘ
isDiscussedIn	analytic philosophy ⓘ contemporary metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ
isIncompatibleWith	determinism ⓘ universal causal determinism ⓘ
isPartOf	free will debate ⓘ incompatibilism ⓘ problem of free will and determinism ⓘ
isUsedInArgument	free will defense in the problem of evil ⓘ
requires	indeterminism about human actions ⓘ reality of alternative possibilities ⓘ

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