Kontrfaktyczna interwencja jako teoretyczne i praktyczne zagrożenie dla wolności. Krytyczna analiza Frankfurt Cases*
Counterfactual Intervention as a Theoretical and Practical Risk to Freedom. A Critical Analysis of the Frankfurt Cases

Summary/Abstract: Contemporary, ontological and comprehensive analysis of the category of free will necessitates an interdisciplinary approach. One of the fields that have to be taken into account includes contemporary ethics combined with the issue of moral responsibility for an action. The Principle of Alternate Possibilities (PAP), warped by Harry Gordon Frankfurt, a leading representative of compatibilism, appears to be an appropriate example demonstrating this relationship. The aim of this article is to present the historical context of the problem and an analysis of Frankfurt Cases, including the famous example of Black’s counterfactual intervention. The juxtaposition of different contemporary definitions of free will and of the controversial points therein will be relevant in assessing the accuracy of Frankfurt’s solution. Critical conclusions reached in this paper may also contribute to the ongoing debate on the issue of free will.

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