Practical Reasoning as the Source of Free Will

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dc.contributor.advisorAlmeida, Michael
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Aaron Morgan
dc.contributor.committeeMemberThurow, Joshua
dc.contributor.committeeMemberDeBerg, Oak
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2928-8736
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-26T16:48:04Z
dc.date.available2024-01-26T16:48:04Z
dc.date.issued2022
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dc.description.abstractThis thesis is divided into two distinct missions: one negative mission and one affirmative mission. The negative mission precedes the affirmative and is devoted to arguing against the principle of alternative possibilities (PAP), Galen Strawson's Basic Argument, and Peter van Inwagen's Consequence Argument. The positive mission argues for the following six criterion: S's action x is free and morally responsible in circumstances C if and only if (i) S's performing x in C is a means to the achievement of a goal G, (ii) S wills G, (iii) S has participated in a sound practical syllogism according to which S ought to perform x in C if S wills G, (iv) S knows, truly and justifiably believes, or truly intuits that S ought to achieve G (the end) in C & S knows, truly and justifiably believes, or truly intuits that S ought to perform x in C to achieve G (the means), (v) S performs x in C because performing x is in accordance with practical reason, and (vi) S is rationally disposed in the actual causal sequence to perform x as suggested by (i-v).
dc.description.departmentPhilosophy
dc.format.extent63 pages
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.isbn9798358490499
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12588/2522
dc.languageen
dc.subjectAristotle
dc.subjectCompatibilism
dc.subjectDeterminism
dc.subjectFree Will
dc.subjectReason View
dc.subjectvan Inwagen
dc.subject.classificationPhilosophy
dc.titlePractical Reasoning as the Source of Free Will
dc.typeThesis
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thesis.degree.departmentPhilosophy
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Texas at San Antonio
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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