Chat: Responsibility & Luck, Chapter Five

Philosopher Dr. Diana Hsieh discussed "Responsibility & Luck, Chapter Five" with listeners in this episode of Philosophy in Action Radio. 

In Chapter Three of the Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle develops the outlines of a theory of moral responsibility. He argues that responsibility requires (1) control and (2) knowledge. In Chapter Five of my book, Responsibility & Luck: A Defense of Praise and Blame, I explored and further developed this theory of responsibility. In our discussion of this chapter, we'll explore this theory in depth, considering twists and turns like the role of regret and involuntary ignorance and incapacity.

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