[Revised entry by Matthew Talbert on June 3, 2024.
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Making judgments about whether a person is morally responsible for their behavior, and holding others and ourselves responsible for actions and the consequences of actions, is a fundamental and familiar part of our moral practices and our interpersonal relationships. The judgment that a person is morally responsible for their behavior involves – at least to a first approximation – attributing…

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