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In Defense of Moral Luck: Why Luck Often Affects Praiseworthiness and Blameworthiness (Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory)

Robert J. Hartman

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Description:The problem of moral luck is that there is a contradiction in our common sense ideas about moral responsibility. In one strand of our thinking, we believe that a person can become more blameworthy by luck. For example, two reckless drivers manage their vehicles in the same way, and one but not the other kills a pedestrian. We blame the killer driver more than the merely reckless driver, because we believe that the killer driver is more blameworthy. Nevertheless, this idea contradicts another feature of our thinking captured in this moral principle: A person's blameworthiness cannot be affected by that which is not within her control. Thus, our ordinary thinking about moral responsibility implies that the drivers are and are not equally blameworthy. In Defense of Moral Luck　aims to make progress in resolving this contradiction. Hartman defends the claim that certain kinds of luck in results, circumstance, and character　can　partially determine the degree of a person's blameworthiness. He also explains why there is a puzzle in our thinking about moral responsibility in the first place if luck often affects a person's praiseworthiness and blameworthiness. Furthermore, the book's methodology provides a unique way to advance the moral luck debate with arguments from diverse areas in philosophy that do not bottom out in standard pro-moral luck intuitions.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with In Defense of Moral Luck: Why Luck Often Affects Praiseworthiness and Blameworthiness (Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory). To get started finding In Defense of Moral Luck: Why Luck Often Affects Praiseworthiness and Blameworthiness (Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The problem of moral luck is that there is a contradiction in our common sense ideas about moral responsibility. In one strand of our thinking, we believe that a person can become more blameworthy by luck. For example, two reckless drivers manage their vehicles in the same way, and one but not the other kills a pedestrian. We blame the killer driver more than the merely reckless driver, because we believe that the killer driver is more blameworthy. Nevertheless, this idea contradicts another feature of our thinking captured in this moral principle: A person's blameworthiness cannot be affected by that which is not within her control. Thus, our ordinary thinking about moral responsibility implies that the drivers are and are not equally blameworthy. In Defense of Moral Luck　aims to make progress in resolving this contradiction. Hartman defends the claim that certain kinds of luck in results, circumstance, and character　can　partially determine the degree of a person's blameworthiness. He also explains why there is a puzzle in our thinking about moral responsibility in the first place if luck often affects a person's praiseworthiness and blameworthiness. Furthermore, the book's methodology provides a unique way to advance the moral luck debate with arguments from diverse areas in philosophy that do not bottom out in standard pro-moral luck intuitions.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with In Defense of Moral Luck: Why Luck Often Affects Praiseworthiness and Blameworthiness (Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory). To get started finding In Defense of Moral Luck: Why Luck Often Affects Praiseworthiness and Blameworthiness (Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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