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The term “semi-[this philosophical position]” was coined by John Martin Fischer. The book Brainstorms argues for this philosophical position using a two-stage model for a certain process. Examples by one philosopher arguing for this position consider Black trying to get Jones to do what he wants. This position is argued for using Harry Frankfurt’s Frankfurt cases, which are counterexamples to PAP, and his concept of higher-order (*) desires. Daniel Dennett argues for this position in Elbow Room. Some advocates for this position argue that moral responsibility is possible in spite of all events being determined. For 10 points, name this philosophical position that argues for the validity of both determinism and free will. ■END■
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| Hazel DePreist-Sullivan | evil women enjoyers | Goober Gang | 45 | -5 |
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| Kevin | Simon Fraser | Mac A | 54 | -5 |
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| Stan | Gruh | MSJ | 65 | -5 |
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| Eric Mukherjee | Mike Dukakis Tank Battalion | mongeese | 77 | 0 |
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| Nicholas Nguyen | Keeping Up With the Cardassians | Edwin Laundrorat's Long-Lost Man Unclothès Rat Degrosses | 90 | -5 |
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| Eren Michelet | BU | MIT | 93 | -5 |
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| Jonathan Shauf | Even in Blacksburg There I Am | 4 quizbowl pros go Virginia on North Carolina | 93 | 10 |
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| Ben Spirtas | Maryland B | Rutgers | 93 | -5 |
| Sam Stella | 2 Italians, 2 Poles, All Noles | Four Generalists in Search of a Power | 93 | -5 |
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| Athan Juritsch | Toronto E | Waterloo B | 94 | -5 |
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| Cade Reinberger | RIT | Belmont | 108 | -5 |
| Alan Kappler | Claremont B | Art of Premature Signaling | 109 | 10 |
| Tracy Mirkin | Edwin Laundrorat's Long-Lost Man Unclothès Rat Degrosses | Keeping Up With the Cardassians | 109 | 10 |
| Yrwin Batan | MIT | BU | 111 | 10 |
| Alex Xu | Caltech | UCSD | 111 | -5 |
| Gary Lin | UCSD | Caltech | 111 | 0 |
| Akshay Seetharam | Claremont A | UCLA B | 111 | 10 |
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| Abdelrahman Elsisi | Sheffield A | Warwick C | 111 | 10 |
| Arthur Zhang | NYU C | George Mason A | 111 | 10 |
| Alex Jiang | Brown | Brandeis | 112 | 0 |
| Joy An | Harvard | Lexington | 112 | 10 |
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| Aiden Wegener | George Washington | George Mason B | 112 | 0 |
| Ethan Furman | Haverford A | George Mason C | 112 | 0 |
| Braydon Morefield | George Mason C | Haverford A | 112 | 10 |
| Rayton Lin | Waterloo C | Toronto Metropolitan | 112 | 10 |
| Josh Xu | UCLA A | girl 15 whale i mean they | 112 | 10 |
| Thomas Tibbetts | Too much from you lately | Qin Shi Huang's Immortality Poison | 112 | 10 |
| Emma Victoria Byron | Rutgers | Maryland B | 112 | 0 |
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| Jaimie Carlson | Monsieur Hulot's Academic Team | Notre Dame + Epic Games | 112 | 10 |
| Daniel Sheinberg | Trip-Hop Quizzer Tricky | Quatumvirate | 112 | 10 |
| Andrew Fisher | Sheffield B | Warwick B | 112 | 0 |
| Adsayan Ganesh | Warwick B | Sheffield B | 112 | 0 |
| Amir Dolansky | Toronto D | Toronto B | 112 | 10 |
| Sky Li | Toronto C | Ottawa A | 112 | 10 |
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| Brandon Hunt | Goober Gang | evil women enjoyers | 112 | 0 |
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