Open AccessThe manipulation argument and Frankfurt-style compatibilism
Author(s) -
M Nedzib Prasevic
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
theoria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-081X
pISSN - 0351-2274
DOI - 10.2298/theo2001057p
Subject(s) - compatibilism , argument (complex analysis) , incompatibilism , epistemology , metaphysics , style (visual arts) , philosophy , free will , moral responsibility , chemistry , biochemistry , archaeology , history
In the metaphysics of free will, the most intense debate at this time is that between Frankfurt-style compatibilists and proponents of the manipulation argument centred around the appropriate answer to the question of whether a compatibilisticaly defined agents can be morally responsible if they are a victim of manipulation? In this paper, I aim to explain the reasons behind the dispute as well as bring attention to certain tacit assumptions that underpin the concept of the manipulation argument and that Frankfurt-style compatibilists need to reject. For this reason, my conclusions is that Frankfurt-style compatibilists must accept the counter-intuitive possibility that agents can have moral responsibility for their actions despite being a victim of manipulation.