This article examines a number of contemporary compatibilist views on freedom and responsibility. The discussion is organized around themes from Daniel Dennett's influential compatibilist work, Elbow Room (1984), and in the light of these themes the article also considers other compatibilist views, including those of Paul Benson, Martha Klein, John Fischer and Mark Ravizza, Robert Audi, and Kevin Magill. Through these and other authors, the article discusses a variety of topics that have been of concern to contemporary compatibilists, such as control, reflexivity, responsiveness to reasons,...

This article examines a number of contemporary compatibilist views on freedom and responsibility. The discussion is organized around themes from Daniel Dennett's influential compatibilist work, Elbow Room (1984), and in the light of these themes the article also considers other compatibilist views, including those of Paul Benson, Martha Klein, John Fischer and Mark Ravizza, Robert Audi, and Kevin Magill. Through these and other authors, the article discusses a variety of topics that have been of concern to contemporary compatibilists, such as control, reflexivity, responsiveness to reasons, “moral luck,” the place of character in moral evaluation, ultimacy, blameworthiness, and normative elements of freedom.