b. 1952
John Martin Fischer is an American philosopher best known for his work on moral responsibility, free will, and the metaphysics of death. He developed the influential 'semicompatibilist' view, which holds that moral responsibility is compatible with determinism even if free will is not, and has written extensively on the narrative structure of human life.
Developed semicompatibilism about moral responsibility and determinism
Co-authored 'Responsibility and Control: A Theory of Moral Responsibility' with Mark Ravizza
Advanced the reasons-responsive theory of moral responsibility
Contributed foundational work on the philosophy of death and immortality
Led the Templeton-funded Immortality Project at UC Riverside