The question is sometimes raised of whether free will means embracing brute facts (often in relation to why one choice was made instead of another). There is much to be said about this, including whether contrastive explanations are within the scope the principle of sufficient reason. Many philosophers argue against this, saying, for example, that while the PSR must account for Why P? it does not need to account for Why P rather than R?
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Free Will and Brute Facts
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The question is sometimes raised of whether free will means embracing brute facts (often in relation to why one choice was made instead of another). There is much to be said about this, including whether contrastive explanations are within the scope the principle of sufficient reason. Many philosophers argue against this, saying, for example, that while the PSR must account for Why P? it does not need to account for Why P rather than R?