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Soft Determinism, Hard Determinism, Necessitarianism, Fatalism...Huh?
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RE: Soft Determinism, Hard Determinism, Necessitarianism, Fatalism...Huh?
January 8, 2014 at 5:43 pm



Off the top of my head, Dennett's compatibilism makes use of Lewis' style counterfactuals and distinctions about "could have done otherwise," neither of which appears consistent with necessitarianism as stated.

And no, I won't explain compatibilism as I find the position largely incoherent.
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RE: Soft Determinism, Hard Determinism, Necessitarianism, Fatalism...Huh? - by Angrboda - January 8, 2014 at 5:43 pm

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