5213 | If you repent of an act done through ignorance, you acted involuntarily, not non-voluntarily [Aristotle] |
4384 | For Aristotle responsibility seems negative, in the absence of force or ignorance [Irwin on Aristotle] |
22507 | An action is voluntary when it is accompanied by thought of some kind [Aristotle] |
23319 | We are responsible if our actions reflect our motivation [Aristotle, by Frede,M] |
14061 | Our own choices are autonomous, and the basis for praise and blame [Epicurus] |
23305 | Stoics said responsibility depends on rationality [Stoic school, by Sorabji] |
23325 | Epictetus developed a notion of will as the source of our responsibility [Epictetus, by Frede,M] |
5009 | We do not praise the acts of an efficient automaton, as their acts are necessary [Descartes] |
5008 | The greatest perfection of man is to act by free will, and thus merit praise or blame [Descartes] |
17202 | We are the source of an action if only our nature can explain the action [Spinoza] |
21865 | We act when it follows from our nature, and is understood in that way [Spinoza] |
21868 | We love or hate people more strongly because we think they are free [Spinoza] |
2224 | Praise and blame can only be given if an action proceeds from a person's character and disposition [Hume] |
22374 | You can only hold people responsible for actions which arise out of their character [Hume] |
20251 | Actions done for a purpose are least understood, because we complacently think it's obvious [Nietzsche] |
24127 | Judging actions by intentions - like judging painters by their thoughts! [Nietzsche] |
22500 | Nietzsche failed to see that moral actions can be voluntary without free will [Foot on Nietzsche] |
20324 | My freedom increases as I broaden my vision of possiblities and motives [Jaspers] |
23071 | We could only be responsible if we had consented before birth to who we are [Cioran] |
3442 | Responsibility seems to conflict with events being either caused or not caused [Chisholm] |
3443 | Desires may rule us, but are we responsible for our desires? [Chisholm] |
2174 | Responsibility involves cause, intention, state of mind, and response after the event [Williams,B] |
23590 | Criminal responsibility can be fully assigned to each member of a group [Walzer] |
23086 | Liberals say we are only responsible for fully autonomous actions [Kekes] |
23100 | Collective responsibility conflicts with responsibility's requirement of authonomy [Kekes] |
7096 | We may still admire a person's character even if the traits are involuntary [Statman] |
6663 | People's actions are explained either by their motives, or their reasons, or the causes [Lowe] |
20048 | There may be a justification relative to a person's view, and yet no absolute justification [Stout,R] |
20053 | An action is only yours if you produce it, rather than some state or event within you [Stout,R] |
23616 | Legal excuses are duress, ignorance, and diminished responsibility [McMahan] |