Voluntariness and Moral Responsibility

  • Sergi Rosell Departamento de Metafísica y Teoría del Conocimiento Facultad de Filosofía y CCEE Universidad de Valencia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_RESF.2013.v38.n1.41966
Keywords: Moral Responsibility, Will, Intention, Motive, Action, Negligence, Uncertainty, Consequences.

Abstract

In this article I argue against the idea that actions are to be morally judged only for the motive or intention out of which the agent performed or intended to perform the action. Particularly, I put forward different cases by which I discuss the contrast between will or intention and consequences; between negligence and decisions under uncertainty, and outcomes; between deliberate and inadvertent acts; and between intention and action; aiming to show the additional role played by each pair’s second element in determining the deserved moral judgment.

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Published
2013-05-06
How to Cite
Rosell S. (2013). Voluntariness and Moral Responsibility. Revista de Filosofía , 38(1), 121-138. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_RESF.2013.v38.n1.41966
Issue
Vol. 38 No. 1 (2013)
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