The Importance of Moral Responsibility in Conflict Resolution

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I just, yeah, I don't get that though, because I totally am with you on the psychological side of things. But my main difficulty with the way that you guys have been describing it in my ignorance here is how the hell would you resolve conflict between you and someone younger than you? Are you in some, and that seems to be, it seems like giving up on the possibility of resolving conflict? Well, only resolving conflict about a very specific philosophical question about what are the precise conditions. About what? Yeah, to be morally responsible and to deserve blame.

Our streak of very special guests continues! Philosopher Eddy Nahmias joins the podcast to us why people mistakenly think they're not morally responsible, and how his new study casts doubt on Sam Harris's "pamphlet" on free will. Eddy also describes his new project (with Toni Adleberg and Morgan Thompson) on why women leave philosophy. Plus Dave and I discuss some reasons for having children, and eat a little Partially Examined Life crow.

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"Name five women in philosophy. Bet you can't." Tania Lombrozo, [npr.og]

"Do Women Have Different Philosophical Intuitions than Men?" Eddy Nahmias (philosophyofbrains.com)

"Is Neuroscience the Death of Free Will?' Eddy Nahmias. [nytimes.com]

Eddy on Bypassing [agencyandresponsbility.typepad.com]

Edd trashing Tamler's Book [agencyandresponsbility.typepad.com]

Special Guest: Eddy Nahmias.

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