Answer to Question #201178 in Philosophy for Ahsan Bin Rashid

Question

What do you think about judging the consequences of actions only to determine their moral worth, without reference to an individual’s moral values, intentions, or motivations? Describe what role evaluating consequences plays in your moral reasoning. What other factors come into play in your efforts to “do the right thing”? 

Answer 1

The judgment that a person is morally responsible for her behavior involves—at least to a first approximation—attributing certain powers and capacities to that person, and viewing her behavior as arising (in the right way) from the fact that the person has, and has exercised, these powers and capacities.