ABSTRACT
We have defended the thesis that the value for us of lovable behavior is essentially a function of our being commendable for such behavior against various objections. In this chapter, we fi rst invoke this thesis to shed further doubt on Pereboom’s proposal that hard determinism leaves intact relations of love. We then, in a very tentative fashion, address the issue of whether causal determinism poses a threat to the requirements of love and to appraisals of commendability and censurability. Finally, we conclude with a reexamination of the aims of education.
