Episode 42: Reason, Responsibility, and Roombas (With Paul Bloom)
Very Bad Wizards
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Moral Responsibility Is the Basis for Punishment
Harri, harris and coin are both really prolific. If i went through their work, and he write a lot about about moral issues and right and wrong, i bet i find phrases like "So and so is responsible for this" It feels odd that i should feel that i should be defensive about saying that. We're morally responsible for some things and not others. When it comes to punishment, that word, moral responsibility, is the basis for causing other people suffering. That's the basis for a theory of retribution and criminal punish.
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