Free will and rationality

Antonio Zilhão

pp. 93-106

in: Olga Pombo (ed), Metaphysical and Epistemological Challenges, Axiomathes 25 (1), 2015.

Abstract

In this paper I analyse different justifications for the claim that the minor premise of the libertarian argument is true, namely, intuition, van Inwagen's argument from moral responsibility and an argument from rationality. I claim none of these is satisfactory. I conclude by suggesting a possible way of interpreting the meaning of the free will intuition libertarians claim we have.