Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2014
Publication Title
Philosophical Inquiries
Abstract
In George Sher’s recent article “Out of Control”, he discusses a series of 9 cases that he believes illustrates that some agents are uncontroversially morally responsible for actions they “cannot help” but perform (2006: 285). He argues these agents exert partial control over these actions insofar as their actions are determined from their character; but this is no control at all. Here I argue that in each of these cases the agent exerts morally relevant control over her actions and that none of these are genuine instances of moral luck, nor counterexamples to the control principle.
Repository Citation
Simkulet, William, "In Control" (2014). Philosophy and Religious Studies Department Faculty Publications. 7.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/clphil_facpub/7
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Publisher's PDF
Publisher's Statement
This article has been accepted for publication in Philosophical Inquiries, Volume 2, Issue 2, 2014, 59-75. http://www.philinq.it/index.php/philinq
