Libertarian Control and Ultimate Responsibility

I raise three new objections against Robert Kane’s account of ultimate responsibility based on what he calls self-forming actions (sfa s). First, the ultimate responsibility that we have for our character is very limited, since, according to Kane’s model of character development, our character is sh...

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Main Author: Montminy, Martin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2023
In: Journal of moral philosophy
Year: 2023, Volume: 20, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 132-148
Further subjects:B character development
B Libertarianism
B ultimate responsibility
B Robert Kane
B self-forming actions
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Summary:I raise three new objections against Robert Kane’s account of ultimate responsibility based on what he calls self-forming actions (sfa s). First, the ultimate responsibility that we have for our character is very limited, since, according to Kane’s model of character development, our character is shaped by sfa s for which we are only minimally responsible. Second, it is not desirable to rely on sfa s to shape our character. There are much better alternatives. Third, given what typically motivates our sfa s, we only rarely satisfy the conditions on responsibility for the changes in character that our sfa s give rise to.
ISSN:1745-5243
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of moral philosophy
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/17455243-20223805