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Auteur(s) : Mele, Alfred R. (1951-....)
Titre(s) : Manipulated agents [Texte imprimé] : a window to moral responsibility / Alfred R. Mele
Publication : New York (N.Y.) : Oxford university press, copyright 2019
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (x-174 p.) ; 22 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 165-169. Index
"Common sense tells us that all people who perform intentional actions are influenced
by things they have done and things that have happened to them. If someone is a superb
deliberator or remarkably courageous, we might like to know how he came to be that
way, if only because that knowledge about his past might suggest measures we might
take to make ourselves better deliberators or more courageous. To what extent does
an agent's history help us figure out whether or not he is responsible for an action
in question? What period of time do we need to look at to grasp all the factors that
will influence the person in question's action or choice? In answering questions such
as this in the literature on moral responsibility and free will, philosophers often
make heavy use of thought experiments to make their points. These experiments feature
manipulated agents -- agents who are clearly influenced by certain forces or conditions,
and therefore not entirely free. What can we learn from vignettes of this kind about
the nature of moral responsibility for actions? Mele seeks to answer this very consequential,
if specific question in this book. Small though this question may seem, answering
it can unlock a full-blown understanding of moral responsibility, as Mele shows here"
Sujet(s) : Responsabilité
Libre arbitre
Pouvoir (philosophie)
Agent (philosophie)
Philosophie de l'action
Indice(s) Dewey :
128.4 (23e éd.) = Action et expérience humaines
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780190927967. - ISBN 0190927968
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45609770g
Notice n° :
FRBNF45609770
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Table des matières : Introduction ; Internalism and externalism ; Instant agents, minutelings, and radical
reversals ; Must compatibilists be internalists? ; Bullet biting and beyond ; Wrapping
things up.