Ability, Relevant Possibilities, and the Fixity of the Past
(2021)
Journal Article
Mackie, P. (2022). Ability, Relevant Possibilities, and the Fixity of the Past. Philosophical Studies, 179, 1873-1892. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-021-01736-8
In several writings, John Martin Fischer has argued that those who deny a principle about abilities that he calls ‘the Fixity of the Past’ are committed to absurd conclusions concerning practical reasoning. I argue that Fischer’s ‘practical rationali... Read More about Ability, Relevant Possibilities, and the Fixity of the Past.