Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frankfurt case

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables: frank-furt -case
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a set of counterexamples to the principle of alternate possibilities (PAP), which holds that an agent is morally responsible for an action only if they could have acted otherwise.

Etymology

Presented by philosopher Harry Frankfurt in 1969.

Inflected Forms

Frankfurt cases (plural)

Questions

What does frankfurt case mean?: Any of a set of counterexamples to the principle of alternate possibilities (PAP), which holds that an agent is morally responsible for an action only if they could have acted otherwise.
Where does frankfurt case come from?: Presented by philosopher Harry Frankfurt in 1969.

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