
Tim O'Connor
Causation and Responsibility
Book: Encyclopedia of Ethics, 2nd Edition
Pages: 194-197
Year: 2001
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Pages: 194-197
Year: 2001
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The concepts of responsibility and causation are entangled at various points. Different Considerations arise depending on whether on focuses on responsibility for one's very actions, or on the consequences of one's actions which are partly the result of many factors outside one's control. I consider these issues in turn.
