Abstract
In his well-known time travel story, David Lewis claims that there is a sense in which Tim can go back in time and kill his Grandfather and a (more inclusive) sense in which he cannot. Lewis describes Tims predicament as semi-fatalist, but holds that this does not compromise Tims freedom or his ability to kill Grandfather. I argue that if semifatalism is true of Tim, it is true of everyone, and that this is a troubling conclusion.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 247-252 |
Journal | Analytic Philosophy |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |