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35 | Moral Luck and Pedagogy (with Aaron Rabinowitz)

What's Left of Philosophy

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How Do We Attribute Responsibility on the Basis of Free Will?

In a new book, John Sutter argues against the idea of free will. He says people should be taught that luck is more important than ability to control their own fate. This could help them avoid fatalism and nihilism, he writes. The moral real dist position itself is untouched by my position, in his opinion; it's about things like you ought not to cause unnecessary suffering.

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