Este Experimento Mental CAMBIARÁ tu visión de la Libertad 🤯

About this video

• Video Title: Este Experimento Mental CAMBIARÁ tu visión de la Libertad 🤯
• Channel: Adictos a la Filosofía
• Speakers: Not explicitly mentioned, but likely the channel host.
• Duration: 00:07:32

Overview

This video explores the philosophical concepts of determinism and free will, focusing on the compatibilist view that they can coexist. It uses Harry Frankfurt's thought experiment, known as a Frankfurt case, to challenge the principle of alternative possibilities, which states that for an action to be free, the agent must have been able to do otherwise. The video argues that even if an action was determined, if the mechanism of determination did not intervene, the agent can still be considered free and morally responsible.

Key takeaways

• Determinism vs. Free Will: The video introduces the idea that if the universe is deterministic, meaning all events are predetermined, then our actions might not be truly free, and we might not be morally responsible for them.
• Compatibilism: This philosophical position suggests that free will and determinism are not mutually exclusive and can coexist.
• Principle of Alternative Possibilities: This principle posits that for an action to be considered free and morally responsible, the agent must have had the ability to choose or act differently.
• Frankfurt Cases: Philosopher Harry Frankfurt proposed thought experiments (Frankfurt cases) that challenge the principle of alternative possibilities. The video illustrates this with the example of "Juan" and "Gilberto," where Gilberto is determined to kill Pedrito, but the determining factor (a microchip) doesn't activate because Gilberto would have killed Pedrito anyway.
• Moral Responsibility without Alternative Possibilities: The video argues that in the Frankfurt case, Gilberto is still considered morally responsible for killing Pedrito, even though he couldn't have done otherwise, because the microchip (the deterministic element) did not intervene. This suggests that alternative possibilities may not be necessary for free will and moral responsibility.