The Moral of Moral Luck

Philosophic Exchange 31 (1) (2001)
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This essay is primarily concerned with one type of moral luck – luck in how things turn out. Do acts that actually lead to harm deserve the same treatment as similar acts that, by chance, do not lead to harm? This paper argues that we must recognize the truth in two, opposing tendencies in such cases.

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Susan Wolf
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