@article{article_288793, title={Two Kinds of Principle of Alternative Possibilities}, journal={Kaygı. Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Felsefe Dergisi}, pages={133–137}, year={2012}, author={Çağatay, Hasan}, keywords={Compatibilism,Determinism,Free Will,Freedom,Incompatibilism,Indeterminism,Principle of Alternative Possibilities}, abstract={<div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: 12px;">It is taken to be self-evident that freedom requires being able to do otherwise, by most incompatibilists, and some compatibilists; however, there are more than one way to interpret the meaning of “being able to do otherwise.” In this paper, two different versions of principle of alternative possibilities (PAP) are discussed: One of these PAPs is related to determinacy, and the other is related to supervenience. I defend that PAP which is about determinacy and, which is widely being used by incompatibilist has nothing to do with freedom, and the other PAP cannot be satisfied in a physicalistic world. </span> </div>}, number={19}, publisher={Bursa Uludağ University}