Have compatibilists solved the luck problem for libertarians?

Authors

  • Alfred Mele Florida State University Department of Philosophy
  • Stephen Kearns Florida State University Department of Philosophy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4454/philinq.v2i2.97

Keywords:

ethics, moral responsibility, luck problem, compatibilism,

Abstract

A pair of compatibilists, John Fischer (2012: ch. 6; n.d.) and Manuel Vargas (2012) have responded to a problem about luck that Alfred Mele (2005, 2006) posed for incompatibilist believers in free will and moral responsibility. They offer assistance to libertarians – at least on this front. In this paper, we assess their responses and explain why what they offer is inadequate for libertarian purposes.

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Published

2014-07-01

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2014)

Section

Essays

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