I present a thesis on the conditions of moral responsibility, but without defending the thesis as a whole, I address challenges to the idea that having genuine alternatives for action is necessary for being morally responsible. I address the genesis and evolution of Frankfurt Style Examples (FSEs) that purport to show that having an ability to do otherwise is not necessary for moral responsibility. I address examples from Harry Frankfurt, John Martin Fischer and Mark Ravizza, and Alfred Mele and David Robb. In part Two I argue that all versions of FSEs fail, and there is no reason to reject the view that alternatives are necessary for moral responsibility.
By Dr. Gordon Pettit; subscribe @gordonpettit; see more at gordonpettit.org