Study Questions

  1. What is moral luck? Why didn’t Kant think that moral luck exists? Do you think there are genuine cases of moral luck? Why or why not?
  2. What four kinds of moral luck does Nagel distinguish? Do you agree that these all generate instances of moral luck?
  3. What is Nagel’s explanation of why the phenomenon of moral luck arises? Do you find it convincing? Why or why not?
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