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Skepticism about moral responsibility, or what is more commonly referred to as moral
responsibility skepticism, refers to a family of views that all take seriously the possibility that …

This Element examines the concept of moral responsibility as it is used in contemporary
philosophical debates and explores the justifiability of the moral practices associated with it …

Most philosophers assume that 'ought'implies 'can', and most of them hold that this principle
is true not only universally but also analytically or conceptually. Some skeptics deny this …

Most philosophers believe that a person can have an obligation only insofar as she is able
to fulfil it, a principle generally referred to as “Ought Implies Can”. Arguably, this principle …

Experimental philosophers rely almost exclusively on quantitative surveys that potentially
misrepresent participants' multifarious judgments. To assess the efficacy of qualitative …

FA Hayek and the Epistemology of Politics is an exploration of an important problem that has
largely been ignored heretofore: the problem of policymaker ignorance and the …

Epistemic burdens–the nature and extent of our ignorance (that and how) with respect to
various courses of action–serve to determine our incentive structures. Courses of action that …

According to one picture of the mind, decisions and actions are largely the result of
automatic cognitive processing beyond our ability to control. This picture is in tension with a …

Are we able to do everything we ought to do? According to the important but controversial
Ought Implies Can principle, the answer is yes. In this book Alex King sheds some much …