The Incompatibilism of Accomplishing (Some of) Our Aims
Abstract
Here, I develop an incompatibilist argument according to which accomplishing many of the aims we intend to, and think we do, entails that we settle matters that aren’t already settled. Thus, if we actually accomplish these aims, determinism is false.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Free Will and Agency
Philosophical Ethics and Theory
Philosophy and Theoretical Science
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Cambridge University Press eBooks
- Pages
- 45–65
- Publication date
- 12 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter