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Can Soft‐Line Compatibilism Handle Eternally Recurrent Manipulation?

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT A key challenge to compatibilism comes from manipulation arguments. These argue that agents whose actions are manipulated are not morally responsible and that manipulation is not relevantly different from determinism. One common response from compatibilists is to claim that there is a relevant difference between manipulation and ordinary determinism. Cases of eternally recurrent manipulation challenge that response.

Source: Theoria

DOI: 10.1111/theo.70079

Author: James Andow

Institution: University of Manchester

Language: English

Topic: Free Will and Agency

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,240