ABSTRACT

Up until now we have looked at libertarianism and compatibilism – and considered a number of objections that can be raised against them – from the point of view that one or the other of them may be correct. at is, I have assumed that we do have free will in some sense. But what if we do not? According to an increasing number of commentators, while we may have a certain degree of autonomy, and the ability to act rationally, intentionally, voluntarily, morally and so on, what we do not have is free will, or moral responsibility, in either a libertarian or a compatibilist sense.