Compatibilism Vs Libertarianism

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Hard determinists and compatibilists may raise objections to this explanation. One of the major objections that they could ask is what is so special about human beings? Libertarians seem to be ok explaining every other event in the world through causal determinism. Yet, they appeal to this distinct sense of agent causation when it comes to humans. In response, libertarians would argue that humans are distinct from most everything in the natural world. They could very well be the only species for which the notion of distinct praise and blame exists and is recognized by others. Therefore, it is completely normal for a separate type of causation to exist for humans, especially since this causation is what allows for the existence of praise and