江汉学术 ›› 2021, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (5): 111-119.doi: 10.16388/j.cnki.cn42-1843/c.2021.05.011

• 哲学 教育 • 上一篇    下一篇

基于因果律的自由——从激进意志论与无意志论之争谈起

尹孟杰   

  1. 武汉大学 哲学学院,武汉 430072
  • 收稿日期:2021-02-15 出版日期:2021-10-15 发布日期:2021-07-05
  • 作者简介:尹孟杰,女,湖北襄阳人,武汉大学哲学学院博士生,E-mail:yinmengjie@whu.edu.cn。

Freedom Based on Causality:From a Contention between Theories of Radical Will and Moral Responsibility without Will

YIN Mengjie   

  1. School of Philosophy,Wuhan University,Wuhan Hubei 430072
  • Received:2021-02-15 Online:2021-10-15 Published:2021-07-05

摘要: 自由意志与道德责任之间的关系是学界关注的重要议题,一些哲学家将自由意志作为道德责任的最终承担者,如英瓦根、法兰克福等;一些学者则认为我们可以在不诉诸自由意志的前提下进行道德追责,如费舍尔、丹尼特等。其中,以聂敏里、黄裕生为代表的激进意志论者与以苏德超为代表的无意志论者,围绕着“自由意志是否存在”“自由意志是否为道德责任的必要条件”而展开争论,并引发了刘清平等学者的相关讨论。争论的分歧实质在于:自由与因果律是否相容。激进意志论者对自由意志的设定存在不足,因而难以解释道德责任;相比之下,无意志的道德解释更为可取,自由与因果律相容。

关键词: 自由意志, 道德责任, 因果律, 相容论

Abstract: The relationship between free will and moral responsibility is a major concern of the academia.Some philosophers,including Peter van Inwagen and Harry Frankfurt,regard free will as the ultimate bearer of moral responsibility. Others,including John Martin Fischer and Daniel Dennett,believe that moral accountability can be done without resorting to free will. In this context,theorists of radical will,represented by Nie Minli and Huang Yusheng,and those of moral responsibility without will,with Su Dechao a representative,had a debate on such issues as“whether free will exists or not”and“whether free will is a necessary condition for moral responsibility.”Then Liu Qingping and other researchers joined in the discussion. The nature of the controversy is whether freedom is compatible with causality. Theorists of radical will can hardly explain moral responsibility because of the insufficiency in their setting of free will;in contrast,the explanation provided by theorist in favor of moral responsibility without will is more convincing,and freedom is compatible with causality.

Key words: free will, moral responsibility, causality, compatibilisim

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