Abstract

PATARROYO G., Carlos G.. Los contraejemplos tipo-Frankfurt y un dilema para la "DEFENSA-W"^*. Eidos [online]. 2013, n.19, pp.56-80. ISSN 1692-8857.

A critique presented by David Widerker on Frankfurt-counterexamples and known as the "W-defense" has persisted for years and has been considered one of the most difficult challenges these counterexamples have to face. This paper aims to defend Frankfurt counterexamples against Widerker's attack. For doing this, the paper presents a dilemma addressed to the main premise of Widerker's attack: The Principle of Alternative Expectations. The dilemma states: either this principle rests on the Kant's maxim, "ought" implies "can", and then this makes redundant and unnecessary the principle and Widerker's whole argument; or the principle does not rest on such maxim and then there is no good reason to accept it as valid.

Keywords : David Widerker; David Widerker; Frankfurt counterexamples; Principle of Alternative Possibilities; Principle of Alternative Expectations; Moral Responsibility.

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