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Why punish? correct answers Restore justice, shape behavior, stop behavior, hold perpetrators responsible, decrease crime, etc. Why not insanity cases? correct answers Cost of treatment vs. prison (how much money can we justify spending on one insane person?), responsible for self (knowledge of committing a crime vs. intent), objectivity (who do we judge it?). How could anyone who commits a major crime be sane? Determinism correct answers Cause of events is absolutely predictable, based on...

strawson correct answers determinism expressivism correct answers what you really do when you praise or blame someone (hold them responsible) optimist determinist correct answers still hold people responsible even if determinism is true pessimist determinist correct answers cannot hold people responsible because determinism is true type 1 exemption correct answers normal agent with goodwill type 2 exemption correct answers abnormal agent (toddler, mental disability) watson corr...

NEIEP Practice for final exam - Easy Version Updated 2024 Questions With Complete Solutions What part of the argument for free will does Galen Strawson specifically address in his argument against free will? Galen Strawson addresses the claim that people act out of their own specific characters, and not simply as the result of distantly past events. What was Descartes's response to the mind-body problem? He claimed to have found that the pineal gland is the location in the body where mind...

Comprehensive Ethics (PHI1010S) Study Guide This document covers: Week 8+9: Kantian Deontology – Fred Feldman, Rachel Rachels, Immanuel Kant Week 10: Ubuntu Moral Theory – Thaddeus Metz, Molefe, Kwame Geyeke Week 11: Existentialist Ethics – David Cooper, Mary Wanock, Fackenheim Week 12: Moral Responsibility – Michael McKenna, Glen Strawson, Michael Anthony Exam Questions: 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018 Perfect for understanding key ethical theories and excelling in exams.

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