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Page xvii
... act of choice ( or a whole pattern of such acts ) which is itself not fully determined by causal antecedents , then I do not see in what normal sense a rational person could hold me morally responsible either for my character or for my ...
... act of choice ( or a whole pattern of such acts ) which is itself not fully determined by causal antecedents , then I do not see in what normal sense a rational person could hold me morally responsible either for my character or for my ...
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... acts , i.e. acts not wholly determined by antecedent events or by the nature and ' dispositional characteristics ' of either persons or things , it is difficult to see why we come to distinguish acts to which responsibility is attached ...
... acts , i.e. acts not wholly determined by antecedent events or by the nature and ' dispositional characteristics ' of either persons or things , it is difficult to see why we come to distinguish acts to which responsibility is attached ...
Page 73
... act or a vicious character is ascribed to a specific psychological or social cause , we decide , if we are convinced that the explanation is valid , that the agent is not responsible for his acts and consequently deserves therapeutic ...
... act or a vicious character is ascribed to a specific psychological or social cause , we decide , if we are convinced that the explanation is valid , that the agent is not responsible for his acts and consequently deserves therapeutic ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | ix |
POLITICAL IDEAS IN | 1 |
HISTORICAL INEVITABILITY | 41 |
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