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basic argument against moral responsibility: a standalone construct

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Philosophy of action

the argument that because no one can be the cause of themselves, no one can be ultimately morally responsible for what they do.

In philosophy of action, basic argument against moral responsibility refers to the argument that because no one can be the cause of themselves, no one can be ultimately morally responsible for what they do. This meaning comes from Strawson (1994) in Philosophical Studies.[1]

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Strawson, G. (1994). The impossibility of moral responsibility. Philosophical Studies, 75(1-2), 5-24. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00989879

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