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Self-Quiz 6.15
Thomas Nagel: Moral Luck
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Thomas Nagel argues that the Kantian way of viewing morality is
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simplistic.
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logical.
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complete.
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Nagel thinks that our notion of moral responsibility is
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workable.
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useful.
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incoherent.
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Nagel says, "Where a significant aspect of what someone does depends on factors beyond his control, yet we continue to treat him in that respect as an object of moral judgment, it can be called
God's will."
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moral luck."
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absurdity."
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strange."
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Nagel says that our "prior to reflection "intuition is that people cannot be
the victim of luck.
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morally assessed for what is not their fault.
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guilty.
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lucky.
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