Physicalism and moral responsibility: presentation of derivative consequence argument
In this paper, the author introduces the derivative consequence argument, which aims to demonstrate that moral responsibility is impossible in the world where physicalism and the strong realism about the laws of nature are both true. The basic intuition of the argument is that if the laws of natu...
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Omsk State Technical University, Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education
2020-12-01
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| description | In this paper, the author introduces the derivative consequence argument, which aims
to demonstrate that moral responsibility is impossible in the world where physicalism
and the strong realism about the laws of nature are both true. The basic intuition
of the argument is that if the laws of nature determine the events, then nobody
can be responsible for those events, because nobody is responsible for the laws
of nature. This intuitive idea is formalized in the categories of derivative causation
and motion. This argument is compatible with determinism and indeterminism, and
all types of physicalism |
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| institution | Kabale University |
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| language | English |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8f34d74d606d40b9a03f4ad78ecd66fd2025-02-02T02:09:58ZengOmsk State Technical University, Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher EducationОмский научный вестник: Серия "Общество. История. Современность"2542-04882541-79832020-12-0154576010.25206/2542-0488-2020-5-4-57-60Physicalism and moral responsibility: presentation of derivative consequence argumentB. V. Faul0Institute of PhilosophyIn this paper, the author introduces the derivative consequence argument, which aims to demonstrate that moral responsibility is impossible in the world where physicalism and the strong realism about the laws of nature are both true. The basic intuition of the argument is that if the laws of nature determine the events, then nobody can be responsible for those events, because nobody is responsible for the laws of nature. This intuitive idea is formalized in the categories of derivative causation and motion. This argument is compatible with determinism and indeterminism, and all types of physicalismhttps://www.omgtu.ru/general_information/media_omgtu/journal_of_omsk_research_journal/files/arhiv/2020/%D0%A2.%205,%20%E2%84%96%204%20(%D0%9E%D0%98%D0%A1)/57-60%20%D0%A4%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C%20%D0%91.%20%D0%92..pdffree willlaws of naturecompatibilismincompatibilismconsequence argumentmetaphysicsmotionphysicalismmoral responsibility |
| spellingShingle | B. V. Faul Physicalism and moral responsibility: presentation of derivative consequence argument Омский научный вестник: Серия "Общество. История. Современность" free will laws of nature compatibilism incompatibilism consequence argument metaphysics motion physicalism moral responsibility |
| title | Physicalism and moral responsibility: presentation of derivative consequence argument |
| title_full | Physicalism and moral responsibility: presentation of derivative consequence argument |
| title_fullStr | Physicalism and moral responsibility: presentation of derivative consequence argument |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physicalism and moral responsibility: presentation of derivative consequence argument |
| title_short | Physicalism and moral responsibility: presentation of derivative consequence argument |
| title_sort | physicalism and moral responsibility presentation of derivative consequence argument |
| topic | free will laws of nature compatibilism incompatibilism consequence argument metaphysics motion physicalism moral responsibility |
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