Moral responsibility and the principle of avoidable blame

Many now accept that Frankfurt-style cases refute the principle of alternative possibilities (PAP). But, in this paper I argue that even if Frankfurt-style cases refute PAP they do not refute a related principle: the principle of avoidable blame (PAB). My argument develops from the observation that...

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Main Author: Gerald K. Harrison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2004-01-01
Series:Ethic@: an International Journal for Moral Philosophy
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ethic/article/view/14698