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Plantinga’s defence of the free will defence in chapter nine ofThe Nature of Necessity

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Alvin Plantinga, in the ninth chapter ofThe Nature of Necessity, sets out a defence of the Free Will Defence (FWD)2. In what follows, I shall set out, to begin with, a statement of the main line of his argument3. I shall, then, set out a number of minor criticisms of the ninth chapter. Finally, I shall set out a criticism of Plantinga’s argument.

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  1. Gonville & Caius College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

    K. H. A. Esmail

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I have benefited from the written comments of Professor R. G. Swinburne, Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford.

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Esmail, K.H.A. Plantinga’s defence of the free will defence in chapter nine ofThe Nature of Necessity . SOPHIA 41, 19–29 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02912233

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