EleanorStroustrup t1_j8hihq2 wrote
Reply to comment by zossima in “The principle of protecting our own thinking from eavesdroppers is fundamental to autonomy.” – Daniel Dennett debates the sort of free will it’s worth wanting with neuroscientists Patrick Haggard and philosopher Helen Steward by IAI_Admin
> If an individual does not have real control/agency over their actions, how are those actions truly their fault?
Exactly. They’re not. We recognise this in the justice system in many ways already. Many jurisdictions give sentence reductions to people whose childhoods were shaped by traumas, or who have mental health difficulties, for example.
> Culpability is out the window.
Whether the person is culpable for the action (or whether the idea of a person is even physically meaningful), and whether we should apply a judicial consequence for it, are not the same question.
Why are you asking these questions in a way that implies they disprove the idea that we lack free will?
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