Dennett — “Is compatibilism too good to be true? I…”

Source: Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking — Daniel C. Dennett

Book page: dennett-intuition-pumps-part-1

From: Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking — Quotes

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Is compatibilism too good to be true? I think not; I think it is true, and we can soundly and roundly dismiss the alarmists, at the same time reforming and revising our understanding of what underwrites our concept of moral responsibility. But that is the task for the future, and it should be the work of many hands. So far as I can see, it is both the most difficult and the most important philosophical problem confronting us today. The stakes are high, the issues thorny, and emotions tend to cloud our judgment. We will need all our thinking tools and more, which we will have to make as we go along.