The Significance of Psychopathic Wrongdoing1
The Significance of Psychopathic Wrongdoing1
The chapter addresses the issue of responsibility in focussing on the possible reactions of people who are the targets of wrongdoing. Resentment is the characteristic feature of moral blame. We are justified in attributing to a psychopathic wrongdoer the necessary characteristics that would justify moral appraisal because such behavior can have morally significant expressive content, which is based on the way a psychopath guides his or her behavior in relation to judgments about reasons. Psychopaths are not simply driven by internal forces but can weigh reasons and understand consequences of their actions. Blame toward psychopaths can therefore be justified..
Keywords: Peter Strawson, resentment, moral blame, Gary Watson, moral reasons, guidance, moral respnsibility
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