Description Should we blame our neighbour for forgetting to water our plants? To what extent are people responsible for the consequences of their actions? When is it fair to condemn a wrongdoer? Practical philosophy has a long-standing interest in the mechanisms that drive Responsibility ascriptions (how and why shall we hold people responsible?), and in the conditions that make those ascriptions legitimate (when is it fair to do so?).
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Description Should we blame our neighbour for forgetting to water our plants? To what extent are people responsible for the consequences of their actions? When is it fair to condemn a wrongdoer? Practical philosophy has a long-standing interest in the mechanisms that drive Responsibility ascriptions (how and why shall we hold people responsible?), and in the conditions that make those ascriptions legitimate (when is it fair to do so?)