"Frankfurt case" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Frankfurt cases [plural]
Etymology: Presented by philosopher Harry Frankfurt in 1969. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Frankfurt case (plural Frankfurt cases)
  1. 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. Wikipedia link: Frankfurt cases

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