Crash Course
Moral Luck
Moral Luck: Crash Course Philosophy #39
- Ought implies can
- If you can’t do something, you can’t be morally obligated to do it
- If you can’t do something, you can’t be morally responsible for not doing it
Moral Responsibility | Causal Responsibility |
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Reserved for Moral Agents - those with the ability to differ right and wrong and act accordingly | One link in a chain of events |
Harm | Wrongdoing
Praise and blame is about encouraging and discouraging behavior, not about assigning moral responsibility
Justice
What Is Justice?: Crash Course Philosophy #40
Need-based justice