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Galston On Religion, Conscience, And The Case For Accommodation, Larry Alexander
Galston On Religion, Conscience, And The Case For Accommodation, Larry Alexander
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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.
The Means Principle, Larry Alexander
The Means Principle, Larry Alexander
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Michael Moore believes there are deontological constraints on actors’ pursuit of good consequences. He believes these constraints are best conceived of as agent-relative prohibitions such as “you must not intentionally kill, batter, rape, steal, etc.” I, joined in recent years by Kimberly Ferzan, believe that the best interpretation of deontological constraints — the interpretation that best accounts for our intuitions about certain stock cases — is that they are constraints on the causal means by which good consequences may be achieved. We believe those constraints can be unified under a single deontological principle, what we call the “means principle.” It …
The Search For Legislative Intent, Larry Alexander
The Search For Legislative Intent, Larry Alexander
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How Much Autonomy Do You Want?, Maimon Schwarzschild
How Much Autonomy Do You Want?, Maimon Schwarzschild
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