A puzzle about moral responsibility

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Philosophical Studies 180 (8):2291-2307 (2023)
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We present a new puzzle about logical truth, necessity, and moral responsibility. We defend one solution to the puzzle. A corollary of our preferred solution is that prominent arguments for the incompatibility of determinism and moral responsibility are invalid.

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10.1007/s11098-023-01979-7

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Fabio Lampert
University of Vienna
John William Waldrop
University of Notre Dame

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