-
80Blameworthiness, non-robust alternatives, and the principle of alternative expectationsMidwest Studies in Philosophy 29 (1). 2005.
-
71A problem for the eternity solutionInternational Journal for Philosophy of Religion 29 (2): 87-95. 1991.
-
578Libertarian Freedom and the Avoidability of DecisionsFaith and Philosophy 12 (1): 113-118. 1995.Recently, John Fischer has applied Frankfurt’s well-known counter-example to the principle of alternate possibilities to refute the traditional libertarian position which holds that a necessary condition for an agent’s decision (choice) to be free in the sense of freedom required for moral responsibility is that the decision not be causally determined, and that the agent could have avoided making it. Fischer’s argument has consequently led various philosophers to develop libertarian accounts of …Read more
-
1017A New Argument Against Libertarian Free Will?Analysis 76 (3): 296-306. 2016.In this paper, I present an argument that shows that the belief in libertarian freedom is inconsistent with two assumptions widely accepted by those who are physicalists with regard to the relation between the mental and the physical - that mental properties are distinct from physical properties, and that mental properties supervene on physical properties. After presenting the argument, I trace its implications for the question of the compatibility of libertarian free will and physicalism in gen…Read more
-
246Moral Responsibility and Alternative Possibilities: Essays on the Importance of Alternative Possibilities (edited book)Ashgate. 2003.This book explores an important issue within the free will debate: the relation between free will and moral responsibility.
-
21In Defense of Davidson's Identity Thesis Regarding Action IndividuationDialectica 43 (3): 281-288. 1989.
-
21Cartesian Intuitions and Anomalous MonismGrazer Philosophische Studien 43 (1): 95-100. 1992.Recently, Colin McGinn has argued that Kripke's Cartesian argument against the mind-body identity thesis is not effective against anomalous monism. This paper attempts to show that the Cartesian has at his disposal an argument that is stronger than that formulated by Kripke, and one that cannot be rebutted by the anomalous monist in the way suggested by McGinn. The paper concludes with a suggestion as to the sort of identity theory one would have to subscribe to in order to resist the stronger C…Read more
Israel
Areas of Specialization
Metaphysics |
Philosophy of Action |
Philosophy of Mind |
Areas of Interest
Metaphysics |
Philosophy of Action |
Philosophy of Mind |