Blaming the Buddha: Buddhism and Moral Responsibility

This paper answers the question ‘what does Buddhism say about free will?' I begin by investigating Charles Goodman's influential answer, according to which Buddhists reject getting angry at wrongdoers because they believe that people are not morally responsible. Despite putative evidence t...

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Main Author: Bingle, Bobby (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Netherlands [2018]
In: Sophia
Year: 2018, Volume: 57, Issue: 2, Pages: 295-311
IxTheo Classification:BL Buddhism
NBE Anthropology
NCA Ethics
Further subjects:B Free Will
B Buddhism
B Moral Responsibility
B Quality of will
B Charles Goodman
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