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The Ethical Advantages of Free Will Subjectivism
Article first published online: 29 MAY 2007
DOI: 10.1111/j.1933-1592.2004.tb00402.x
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DOUBLE, R. (2004), The Ethical Advantages of Free Will Subjectivism. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 69: 411–422. doi: 10.1111/j.1933-1592.2004.tb00402.x
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- Issue published online: 29 MAY 2007
- Article first published online: 29 MAY 2007
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Adopting meta-level Free Will Subjectivism is one among several ways to maintain that persons never experience moral freedom in their choices. The other ways of arguing against moral freedom I consider are presented by Saul Smilansky, Ted Honderich, Bruce Waller, Galen Strawson, and Derk Pereboom. In this paper, without arguing for the acceptance of free will subjectivism, I argue that subjectivism has some moral and theoretical advantages over its kindred theories.