Alternative Possibilities

Alternative possibilities refer to different options or choices available to a person in a given situation. They represent the "roads not taken"—the other actions one could have chosen instead of the one actually chosen. For example, if someone decides to take a different route home, the alternative possibility is the route they did not take. In philosophy, especially ethics, this concept questions whether a person is truly responsible for their actions if they could have done otherwise. Overall, it emphasizes the existence of multiple options in decision-making situations.