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The Most Persuasive Frankfurt Example And What It Shows: Or Why Determinis Is Not The Greatest Threat To Moral Responsibility, Larry Alexander
The Most Persuasive Frankfurt Example And What It Shows: Or Why Determinis Is Not The Greatest Threat To Moral Responsibility, Larry Alexander
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In this paper I argue that even if the Principle of Alternative Possibilities (PAP) is satisfied, moral responsibility is more seriously threatened ifthe Principle of Alternative Possible Reasons (PAPR) is not satisfied. Nor, I argue, is it clear how it could be satisfied. Finally, I suggest that not only moral responsibility, but also normativity itself, is threatened by the failure to satisfy PAPR.
Normativity: The Place Of Reasoning, Joseph Raz
Normativity: The Place Of Reasoning, Joseph Raz
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It is more or less common ground that an important aspect of the explanation of normativity relates it to the way Reason (our rational powers), reasons (for beliefs, emotions, actions, etc.) and reasoning, with all its varieties and domains, are inter-connected. The relation of reasoning to reasons is the topic of this this paper. It does not start from a tabula rasa. It presupposes that normativity has to do with the ability to respond rationally to reasons, and with responding to reasons with the use of our rational powers. The question is where does reasoning fit in?
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