(January 11, 2018 at 7:37 pm)Grandizer Wrote:(January 11, 2018 at 7:32 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: I don't think it specifically concerns libertarian free will. And even if it does, there is no reason compatibilism isn't relevant to the topic.
Compatibilism implicitly acknowledges the implications of no libertarian free will the same as hard determinism. Real distinction is in semantics and perspective.
Fair enough, although I don't quite follow you on your "acknowledges implications" remark.
I don't boast an incredible amount of knowledge concerning the free will debate, but it seems to me that the one true difference between a compatibilist and libertarian is that a libertarian doesn't dodge the Consequence Argument. Compatibilists simply hold that free will is "baked in" to the universe, even if said universe is deterministic. (Just to add, I think compatibilism is worlds more plausible than libertarianism.)
Regardless, there's nothing stopping you from offering your own $0.02 as a compatibilist.
