An analysis of Strawson’s defence of moral practices against the claims of determinism
department or school: Arts, Faculty of
department or school: Philosophy, Department of
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degree campus: UBCV
creator: Boston, Alexander Holtby
issued: 2009-01-26T18:34:48Z
issued: 1995
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: I plan to examine and defend Strawson's argument in "Freedom and Resentment" against various criticisms from Downie, Russell, Ayer, Watson, and Nagel. Strawson holds that moral responsibility and determinism are compatible, exploring people's feelings and attitudes to make the case that people neither can nor should give up reactive attitudes, whether or not determinism is true. I will use Wolf and Dennett to supplement Strawson's argument, and examine Bennett's paper to see whether certain modifications of Strawson's view are necessary. Using character improvement as its foundation, I will offer an account of responsibility compatible with Strawson's argument and thus with determinism. I will rely on Dennett's concept of the ability to act and Taylor's idea of reflective identification with one's actions to construct my account.
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note: AN ANALYSIS OF STRAWSON'S DEFENCE OF MORAL PRACTICES AGAINST THE CLAIMS OF DETERMINISM by ALEXANDER HOLTBY BOSTON B.A.(Hon), The University of Saskatchewan, 1993 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS in The Faculty of Graduate Studies Department of Philosophy We accept t h i s thesis as conforming to the required standard THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA September 1995 (c) Alexander Holtby Boston, 1995 In presenting this thesis in partial fulfilment of the requirements for an advanced degree at the University of British Columbia, I agree that the Library shall make it freely available for reference and study. I further agree that permission for extensive copying of this thesis for scholarly purposes may be granted by the head of my department or by his or her representatives. It is understood that copying or publication of this thesis for financial gain shall not be allowed without my written permission. Department of The University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada DE-6 (2/88) 11 I plan to examine and defend Strawson's argument i n "Freedom and Resentment" against various c r i t i c i s m s from Downie, Russell, Ayer, Watson, and Nagel. Strawson holds that moral r e s p o n s i b i l i t y and determinism are compatible, exploring people's fee l i n g s and attitudes to make the case that people neither can nor should give up reactive attitudes, whether or not determinism i s true. I w i l l use Wolf and Dennett to supplement Strawson's argument, and examine Bennett's paper to see whether c e r t a i n modifications of Strawson's view are necessary. Using character improvement as i t s foundation, I w i l l o f f e r an account of r e s p o n s i b i l i t y compatible with Strawson's argument and thus with determinism. I w i l l r e l y on Dennett's concept of the a b i l i t y to act and Taylor's idea of r e f l e c t i v e i d e n t i f i c a t i o n with one's actions to construct my account. I l l …
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 1995-11
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0086944
language: eng
degree discipline: Philosophy
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identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/3904