Burgess, John PHogan, Desmond PKhan, Hassan2019-07-312026-09-302019-07-312026-09-302019-05-112019-07-31http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01zg64tp772https://theses-dissertations.princeton.edu/handle/88435/dsp01zg64tp772Semi-compatibilism offers a unique solution to the traditional problem of free will, by separating the sort of control we typically associate with freedom and that which is required for moral responsibility. I examine the potential challenges in scientific accounts of both determinism and indeterminism, and conclude that robust theories of morality need not depend on our ability to do otherwise.application/pdfenA DEFENSE OF SEMI-COMPATIBILISMPrinceton University Senior Theses