Andi: Your scepticism about moral responsibility deserves a deserved punishment is contingent on the view that if people thought that way, for whatever reason, that would lead to greater states of well being. I think cutting through the illusion of free will does. Cut through s this idea that anyone really is the author of of his or her actions. If you he et people who send spam, you know, likeh the spammers get the worst punishments, right? You knw ou ow either the cyril killers get,. you know, 20 years, but spammers get you just, you just get killed on paper, view television. Andi: It's not that a moral responsibility
Sam Harris gets back in the VBW ring for another round on moral responsibility, ethical theories, and the grounds for our obligations to other people. Are we at a genuine stalemate when it comes to blame and desert? Is Tamler a closet consequentialist? Is Sam a closet pluralist? Why is Dave such a big Wagner fan? Plus, Twitter shaming: what is it good for? Settle in, get comfortable, pour yourself a drink, you’re in for the long haul on this one.
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