ABSTRACT

We usually think of ourselves as being in control of our actions and morally responsible for them. If I steal from my employer, I am blameworthy. If I donate to Oxfam, I am praiseworthy. These are actions that I can control (or so it seems) and if I choose to do them, I can be blamed or praised. We assume that most people are morally responsible most of the time: the majority of our actions seem to be under our control, and so long as we know what we are doing, and we are not coerced or forced into what we do, then we are morally responsible.