Alternative possibilities in context

Frankfurt cases are often presented as counterexamples to the principle that one is morally responsible for one’s action only if could have acted otherwise. But ‘could otherwise’ context-sensitive; it’s therefore open a proponent of this reply although there salient sense in which agents Frankfurt-style couldn’t otherwise, there’s another, different they have, and it latter relevant what we doing. In paper, I will evaluate prospects contextualist response. argue despite some initial signs promise, response fails, reasons were clearly anticipated Frankfurt’s original paper.