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Undetermined choices, luck and the enhancement problem

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Elzein, Nadine (2021) Undetermined choices, luck and the enhancement problem. Erkenntnis . doi:10.1007/s10670-021-00479-6 ISSN 0165-0106. (In Press)

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Abstract

If indeterminism is to be necessary for moral responsibility, we must show that it doesn’t preclude responsibility (the Luck Problem) and that it might enhance it (the Enhancement Problem). A ‘strong luck claim’ motivates the Luck Problem: if an agent’s choice is undetermined, then her mental life will be causally irrelevant to her choice, whichever way she decides. A ‘weak luck claim’ motivates the Enhancement Problem: if an agent’s choice is undetermined, then even if her mental life is causally relevant to her choice, whichever way she decides, we cannot explain how she settles her choice. Only the weak luck claim is plausible. However, its plausibility depends on our accepting that we could only settle our choices if they are settled by additional exercises of agency. If we instead understand the process of settling decisions in procedural terms, we can begin to sketch a solution to the Enhancement Problem.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General)
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BJ Ethics
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Philosophy
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Choice (Psychology) , Fortune -- Moral and ethical aspects, Determinism (Philosophy)
Journal or Publication Title: Erkenntnis
Publisher: Springer
ISSN: 0165-0106
Official Date: 20 October 2021
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DateEvent
20 October 2021Available
10 October 2021Accepted
DOI: 10.1007/s10670-021-00479-6
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: In Press
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 3 November 2021
Date of first compliant Open Access: 8 November 2021

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