“Moral Responsibility and Normative Ignorance: Answering a New Skeptical Challenge” William J. FitzPatrick

Vaughn Bryan Baltzly — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:04:53 +0000

William FitzPatrick presents a critical assessment of a recent argument for skepticism regarding attributions of moral responsibility. While he applauds it for drawing our attention to difficult problems surrounding the theory and practice of our attributions of moral responsibility, FitzPatrick concludes that the argument’s skeptical conclusion is too strong.

“Skepticism About Moral Responsibility” Gideon Rosen

Vaughn Bryan Baltzly — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:02:21 +0000

Typically, skepticism about attributions of moral responsibility bears two features: (i) it relies upon metaphysical claims regarding the impossibility of free agency in a deterministic universe; and (ii) it encompasses all cases of moral responsibility, good and bad – judgments…

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“Moral Responsibility and Normative Ignorance: Answering a New Skeptical Challenge” William J. FitzPatrick

“Skepticism About Moral Responsibility” Gideon Rosen