Praise and blame : moral realism and its applications / Daniel N. Robinson.

How should a prize be awarded after a horse race? Should it go to the best rider, the best person, or the one who finishes first? To what extent are bystanders blameworthy when they do nothing to prevent harm? Are there any objective standards of moral responsibility with which to address such peren...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Robinson, Daniel N., 1937-
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2002.
Series:New forum books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Defining the subject
  • Constitutive luck: on being determined
  • Moral luck, morality, and the fates
  • Ignorance, unconsciousness, and responsibility
  • Punishment and forgiveness.