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Philosophy

Moral Luck and the Control Principle in Ethics

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Philosopher Thomas Nagel identified four kinds of moral luck: outcome luck, constitutive luck, circumstantial luck, and causal luck. Each challenges the idea that moral responsibility is immune to luck.

Why this is interesting

You probably believe people should only be blamed for what they can control. But if a drunk driver hits a pedestrian, we blame him more if the pedestrian dies than if they survive—even though the outcome was partly luck. Is that fair?