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MOYA, Carlos J.. On the very idea of a robust alternative. Crítica (Méx., D.F.) [online]. 2011, vol.43, n.128, pp.3-26.  Epub 04-Jun-2020. ISSN 0011-1503.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iifs.18704905e.2011.803.

According to the Principle of Alternative Possibilities (PAP), an agent is morally responsible for an action of hers only if she could have done otherwise. The notion of a robust alternative plays a prominent role in recent attacks on PAP based on so-called Frankfurt cases. In this paper I defend the truth of PAP for blameworthy actions against Frankfurt cases recently proposed by Derk Pereboom and David Widerker. My defence rests on some intuitively plausible principles that yield a new understanding of the concept of a robust alternative. I will leave aside whether PAP also holds for praiseworthy actions.

Palabras llave : Principle of Alternative Possibilities; Frankfurt cases; blameworthiness; Pereboom; Widerker.

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