Moral Responsibility And Desert Of Praise And Blame
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Moral Responsibility And Desert Of Praise And Blame
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Author : Audrey L. Anton
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date : 2015-12-24
Moral Responsibility And Desert Of Praise And Blame written by Audrey L. Anton and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-24 with Philosophy categories.
This book challenges a basic assumption held by many responsibility theorists: that agents must be morally responsible in the retrospective sense for anything in virtue of which they deserve praise or blame (the primacy assumption). Anton sets out to defeat this assumption by showing that accepting it as well as the much more intuitive causality assumption renders us incapable of making sense of cases whereby agents seem to deserve praise and blame. She argues that retrospective moral responsibility is a species of causal responsibility (the causality assumption). Then, she illustrates several examples in which agents are not causally responsible for any morally relevant consequences, but they seem to be deserving of praise or blame nonetheless. Anton concludes that such cases are counterexamples to the primacy assumption, and turns her attention towards discerning what grounds desert of praise and blame if not retrospective moral responsibility. Anton advances the moral attitude account, whereby agents deserve praise and blame in virtue of moral attitudes they have in response to moral reasons. These moral attitudes must be sufficiently sincere, which means they reach a threshold that distinguishes such attitudes as eligible for praise and blame. Anton adds that whether one deserves praise or blame and to what degree is sensitive to the agent’s personal moral progress as well as the status quo of her society. This addition brings with it the welcome consequence that morality may be objective, but we are still justified in judging one another charitably based on personal and societal limitations.
Moral Responsibility And Desert Of Praise And Blame
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Author : Audrey L. Anton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Moral Responsibility And Desert Of Praise And Blame written by Audrey L. Anton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Philosophy categories.
This book challenges a basic assumption held by many responsibility theorists: that agents must be morally responsible in the retrospective sense for anything in virtue of which they deserve praise or blame (the primacy assumption). Anton sets out to defeat this assumption by showing that accepting it as well as the much more intuitive causality assumption renders us incapable of making sense of cases whereby agents seem to deserve praise and blame. She argues that retrospective moral responsibility is a species of causal responsibility (the causality assumption). Then, she illustrates several examples in which agents are not causally responsible for any morally relevant consequences, but they seem to be deserving of praise or blame nonetheless. Anton concludes that such cases are counterexamples to the primacy assumption, and turns her attention towards discerning what grounds desert of praise and blame if not retrospective moral responsibility. Anton advances the moral attitude account, whereby agents deserve praise and blame in virtue of moral attitudes they have in response to moral reasons. These moral attitudes must be sufficiently sincere, which means they reach a threshold that distinguishes such attitudes as eligible for praise and blame. Anton adds that whether one deserves praise or blame and to what degree is sensitive to the agent s personal moral progress as well as the status quo of her society. This addition brings with it the welcome consequence that morality may be objective, but we are still justified in judging one another charitably based on personal and societal limitations."
Just Deserts
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Author : Daniel C. Dennett
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2021-01-14
Just Deserts written by Daniel C. Dennett and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-14 with Philosophy categories.
The concept of free will is profoundly important to our self-understanding, our interpersonal relationships, and our moral and legal practices. If it turns out that no one is ever free and morally responsible, what would that mean for society, morality, meaning, and the law? Just Deserts brings together two philosophers – Daniel C. Dennett and Gregg D. Caruso – to debate their respective views on free will, moral responsibility, and legal punishment. In three extended conversations, Dennett and Caruso present their arguments for and against the existence of free will and debate their implications. Dennett argues that the kind of free will required for moral responsibility is compatible with determinism – for him, self-control is key; we are not responsible for becoming responsible, but are responsible for staying responsible, for keeping would-be puppeteers at bay. Caruso takes the opposite view, arguing that who we are and what we do is ultimately the result of factors beyond our control, and because of this we are never morally responsible for our actions in the sense that would make us truly deserving of blame and praise, punishment and reward. Just Deserts introduces the concepts central to the debate about free will and moral responsibility by way of an entertaining, rigorous, and sometimes heated philosophical dialogue between two leading thinkers.
The Nature Of Moral Responsibility
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Author : Randolph K. Clarke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
The Nature Of Moral Responsibility written by Randolph K. Clarke and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Law categories.
What is it to be morally responsible for something? Recent philosophical work reveals considerable disagreement on the question. This volume presents twelve original essays from participants in these debates. The contributors include prominent established figures as well as several outstanding younger philosophers.
Freedom Without Responsibility
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Author : Bruce N. Waller
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Freedom Without Responsibility written by Bruce N. Waller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Philosophy categories.
In this book, Bruce Waller attacks two prevalent philosophical beliefs. First, he argues that moral responsibility must be rejected; there is no room for such a notion within our naturalist framework. Second, he denies the common assumption that moral responsibility is inseparably linked with individual freedom. Rejection of moral responsibility does not entail the demise of individual freedom; instead, individual freedom is enhanced by the rejection of moral responsibility. According to this theory of "no-fault naturalism," no one deserves either blame or reward.In the course of arguing against moral responsibility, Waller critiques major compatibilist arguments-by Dennett, Frankfurt, Strawson, Bennett, Wolf, Hampshire, Glover, Rachels, Sher, and others. In addition, the implications of denying moral responsibility-for individual freedom, for moral judgments and moral behavior, and for social justice-are examined; the supposed dire consequences of the denial of moral responsibility are challenged; and the benefits of denying moral responsibility are described. Author note: Bruce N. Waller, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio, is the author of Critical Thinking: Consider the Verdict.
Total Collapse The Case Against Responsibility And Morality
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Author : Stephen Kershnar
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-03-29
Total Collapse The Case Against Responsibility And Morality written by Stephen Kershnar and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-29 with Philosophy categories.
This book argues that there is no morality and that people are not morally responsible for what they do. In particular, it argues that what people do is neither right nor wrong and that they are neither praiseworthy nor blameworthy for doing it. Morality and moral responsibility lie at the heart of how we view the world. In our daily life, we feel that people act rightly or wrongly, make the world better or worse, and are virtuous or vicious. These policies are central to our justifying how we see the world and treat others. In this book, the author argues that our views on these matters are false. He presents a series of arguments that threaten to undermine our theoretical and practical worldviews. The philosophical costs of denying moral responsibility and morality are enormous. It does violence to philosophical positions that many people took a lifetime to develop. Worse, it does violence to our everyday view of people. A host of concepts that we rely on daily (praiseworthy, blameworthy, desert, virtue, right, wrong, good, bad, etc.) fail to refer to any property in the world and are thus deeply mistaken. This book is of interest to philosophers, lawyers, and humanities professors as well as people interested in morality, law, religion, and public policy.
Sources And Reasons
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Author : Audrey Lauren Anton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Sources And Reasons written by Audrey Lauren Anton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with categories.
Abstract: This dissertation is an inquiry into the natures of moral responsibility and an agent's worthiness of praise and blame and the relation between these two phenomena. The project commences with a reflection on how contemporary views of moral responsibility and praise-and blameworthiness owe a significant heritage to a division that can be seen in Aristotle's view---that of sourcehood and reasons-responsiveness. Aristotle was one of the first to argue that an agent ought only to be praised or blamed for voluntary behavior. For Aristotle, the voluntary involves the agent's particular knowledge of her situation as well as her control over her behavior as its source. Since Aristotle's presentation of these issues, scholars tend to highlight one of these aspects over the other, indicating which is more central to establishing moral responsibility and the worthiness of praise and blame. Then, I show that contemporary views of each type hold that moral responsibility is prior to (i.e., a precondition for) an agent's worthiness of praise and blame. In my dissertation, I challenge this presumption. First, I show that moral responsibility is a type of causal responsibility. Then I argue that there are instances of agents being praise- and blameworthy that lack a causal element on the part of the agent, thus showing that one need not be morally responsible in order to be worthy of praise or blame. From here, I consider what grounds praise- and blameworthiness, offering my own account, the moral attitude account, which is in part inspired by my interpretation of how Aristotle deemed emotions to be deserving of praise and blame. Finally, I consider the possibility that moral responsibility requires agents to be praise- or blameworthy and I ultimately endorse this claim. I suggest that sourcehood accounts are applicable to moral responsibility only and that reasons-responsiveness accounts are better equipped to incorporate my conclusions into their views.
Free Will Skepticism In Law And Society
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Author : Libby Shaw
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2019-08-29
Free Will Skepticism In Law And Society written by Libby Shaw and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-29 with History categories.
Brings together leading philosophers and legal scholars to explore the practical implications of free will skepticism for law and society.
Agency In Mental Disorder
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Author : Matt King
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2022
Agency In Mental Disorder written by Matt King and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Law categories.
This volume seeks to provide a starting point for deeper and broader philosophical analyses of mental illness. It addresses various questions about the relationship between agency and mental disorder.
The Routledge Companion To Free Will
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Author : Kevin Timpe
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2016-11-18
The Routledge Companion To Free Will written by Kevin Timpe and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-18 with Philosophy categories.
Questions concerning free will are intertwined with issues in almost every area of philosophy, from metaphysics to philosophy of mind to moral philosophy, and are also informed by work in different areas of science (principally physics, neuroscience and social psychology). Free will is also a perennial concern of serious thinkers in theology and in non-western traditions. Because free will can be approached from so many different perspectives and has implications for so many debates, a comprehensive survey needs to encompass an enormous range of approaches. This book is the first to draw together leading experts on every aspect of free will, from those who are central to the current philosophical debates, to non-western perspectives, to scientific contributions and to those who know the rich history of the subject. Chapter 37 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.