The Consequence Argument's transfer of non-responsibility principle (β) illicitly treats agent-constitutive causal chains as external constraints equivalent to physical compulsion (Dennett, Wolf).
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In a way that breaks the rules of logical reasoning; sneakily using faulty logic without admitting it.
Physical compulsion(as used in free will and responsibility discussions)
When someone or something physically forces you to do something against your will, like being pushed or restrained.
Transfer of non-responsibility principle (β)(as used in free will debates)
A logical rule used in the Consequence Argument stating that if you're not responsible for the past or the laws of nature, then you can't be responsible for anything that follows from them.
Wolf(as a philosopher whose ideas Pereboom doesn't directly engage with)
Susan Wolf, a philosopher who wrote about how our ability to understand right from wrong affects moral responsibility.
external constraints(used to describe what might limit God's power)
Limits or restrictions that come from outside sources, rather than from within something itself.