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3271 | We can't control our own beliefs |
Full Idea: Our beliefs are always due to factors outside of our control. | |||
From: Thomas Nagel (Moral Luck [1976], p.27) |
3272 | Moral luck can arise in character, preconditions, actual circumstances, and outcome |
Full Idea: Moral luck involves one's character, the antecedent circumstances of the act, the actual circumstances of the act, and the outcome of the act. | |||
From: Thomas Nagel (Moral Luck [1976], p.28) | |||
A reaction: Meaning, I take it, that there can be luck in any one of those four. A neat slicing up that doesn't quite fit the real world, where things flow. Helpful, though. |