Asia Ferrin
Biographic Data
| ID | 9505410 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Asia Ferrin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Asia |
| FAMILY NAME | Ferrin |
| SIGNATURE | FERRIN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | American University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The illusion of the relevance of difficulty in evaluations of moral responsibility
A common intuition is that the more difficult it is for someone to do the right thing, the more praiseworthy she is for succeeding and the less blameworthy she is for failing. Here, I call this the ‘Difficulty Thesis’ and argue that the Difficulty Thesis is false. In Section 2, I briefly describe what I mean by ‘difficulty’ and the Difficulty Thesis. The Difficulty Thesis has strong prima facie appeal, however, why exactly difficulty is morally r…
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The illusion of the relevance of difficulty in evaluations of moral responsibility
A common intuition is that the more difficult it is for someone to do the right thing, the more praiseworthy she is for succeeding and the less blameworthy she is for failing. Here, I call this the ‘Difficulty Thesis’ and argue that the Difficulty Thesis is false. In Section 2, I briefly describe what I mean by ‘difficulty’ and the Difficulty Thesis. The Difficulty Thesis has strong prima facie appeal, however, why exactly difficulty is morally r…
Appeal (1 works) · Blame (1 works) · Cognitive psychology (1 works) · Compatibilism (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Epistemology (1 works) · Free Will and Agency (1 works) · Illusion (1 works) · Imperfect (1 works) · Intuition (1 works)