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This paper uses a short dialogue between a determinist and a free-will advocate as a basis for exploring some of the elements of circular reasoning which have for centuries kept alive one of the classical debates of philosophy, the freedom-versus-determinism debate. The chronic circularity which infests both sides of the debate arises from a procedural asymmetry in the argument, which in turn is produced by the different metaphysical commitments of the debaters.
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Colwell, G. Freedom, determinism and circular reasoning. Argumentation 8, 251–263 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00711192
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00711192