On the Concept of a Law-Breaking Event
On the Concept of a Law-Breaking Event
Author(s): Adrian KuźniarSubject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Uniwersytet Warszawski - Wydział Filozofii i Socjologii, Instytut Filozofii
Keywords: compatibilism; law-breaking event; Consequence Argument; Peter van Inwagen; David Lewis
Summary/Abstract: In this paper, I analyze the concept of an event that breaks a law of nature. My investigations are carried out in the context of David Lewis’s critique of Peter van Inwagen’s Consequence Argument for incompatibilism. It is argued that Lewis’s definition of a “law-breaking event” is too narrow. I offer an amended definition and explore its consequences for the prospects of van Inwagen’s argument.
Journal: Filozofia Nauki
- Issue Year: 29/2021
- Issue No: 3 (115)
- Page Range: 107-123
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English