OldMillenial t1_j98czub wrote on February 20, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Reply to comment by fartmouthbreather in Compatibilism is supported by deep intuitions about responsibility and control. It can also feel "obviously" wrong and absurd. Slavoj Žižek's commentary can help us navigate the intuitive standoff. by matthewharlow

>The author has redefined it to make it a negligible epiphenomenon.

The author has attempted to redefine it, and at the same time attempted to leverage the "common sense" perception of moral responsibility that is most certainly not based on his new definition.

The author is playing a semantic shell game, all while desperately attempting to convince you that he gets to go to dinners with more interesting people, and that those who disagree with him and his cool friends are just "Philosophy 101 students."

Ytar0 t1_j98eili wrote on February 20, 2023 at 1:12 AM

I honestly feel like so much of "philosophy" is just miscommunication lol.

fartmouthbreather t1_j98lejv wrote on February 20, 2023 at 2:08 AM

It’s easy when people define their own terms. :(

[deleted] t1_j9ac0ek wrote on February 20, 2023 at 1:44 PM

Definitions are hard. I wouldn't call it all bad faith.

Ytar0 t1_j9bviu0 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 8:04 PM

It's not bad faith per se, it's just ignorance. But that's a bit rude since it's a "problem" with the preexisting philosophy writings as well.