[MD] Moral Responsibility and Free Will
craigerb at comcast.net
craigerb at comcast.net
Mon Sep 12 23:32:59 PDT 2011
[Craig, previously]
> Parfit's argument shows only that a "causally inevitable" act can be
> morally wrong, not that the actor is morally responsible for the act.
[Steve]
> What does "morally responsible" mean to you?
Probably the same as for you.
In the case of a person being morally responsible for an immoral act,
we look at such factors as the capacity to distinguish right from wrong,
the ability to foresee the consequences of the act, having choices,
the ability to deliberate and so on.
Craig
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