Sir peter strawson 19192006, univ newsletter, issue 23, page 4, hilary 2006. Freedom and resentment, and other essays by strawson, p. Click download or read online button to get freedom and resentment and other essays book now. Skepticism about moral responsibility stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. First published thirty years ago but long since unavailable, freedom and resentment collects some of strawsons most important work and is an ideal introduction to his thinking on such topics as the philosophy of language, metaphysics. Strawsons freedom and resentment, michael mckenna and paul russell freedom and resentment, p.
Strawsons purpose is to dissolve the so called problem of determinism and responsibility. In the end, he arrived at a kind of compatibilist or, as he says, optimist conclusion. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Peter strawson is concerned to describe these forms of treatment and their. Review the full course description and key learning outcomes and create an account and enrol if you want a free statement of participation. Freedom and resentment and other essays download ebook.
Pdf freedom and resentment and other essays download. Strawson 19192006 introduced an influential version of compatibilism grounded in human psychology. Freedom and resentment work by strawson britannica. The strawsonian theory of moral responsibility the.
The doyen of living english philosophers, by these reflections, took hold of and changed the outlook of a good many other philosophers, if not. Peter strawsons paper freedom and resentment changed the face of the free will debate in philosophy. Ayer accountability ii, jonathan bennett the importance of free will, susan wolf on freedom and resentment, galen strawson responsibility and the limits of. First published thirty years ago but long since unavailable, freedom and resentment collects some of strawsons most important work and is an ideal introduction to. Freedom and resentment and other essays strawson p.
In mental reality, galen strawson argues that much contemporary philosophy of mind gives undue primacy of place to publicly observable phenomena, nonmental phenomena, and behavioral phenomena understood as publicly observable phenomena in its account of the nature of mind. Peter frederick strawson stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. The debate is of central importance to recent developments in the free will literature and has shaped the way contemporary philosophers now approach the problem. First published thirty years ago but long since unavailable, freedom and resentment collects some of strawson s most important work and is an ideal introduction to his thinking on such topics as the philosophy of language, metaphysics, epistemology and aesthetics. Justin coates argues that, in freedom and resentment, p. Early in the secondperson standpoint, stephen darwall articulates a thesis that he takes p. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. It will highlight how the theory has been challenged and then argue how the strawsonian theory is underdeveloped and not as coherent as it initially seems. Free will and reactive attitudes perspectives on p. Strawson with the publication of his essay freedom and resentment has generated a wide range of discussion and criticism in.
Strawsons work on moral responsibility is wellknown. The correct form for the bibliographic reference element of a citation for the selected resource is shown in a variety of the most widelyaccepted citation styles below. This will be the final weekly discussion post of our second series of weekly discussions. First published thirty years ago but long since unavailable, freedom and resentment collects some of strawsons most important work. Strawson, freedom and resentment its the second case which strawson mentions and privilegeswhen we excuse someones behavior on the grounds of abnormality or lack of rational agencythat interests me. His more explicit concern was to look again at the question of whether determinism and freedom are consistent with one another by shifting attention to certain personal rather than moral attitudes, first of all gratitude and resentment. Galen strawson the impossibility of moral responsibility received 15 september 1993 i there is an argument, which i will call the basic argument, which appears to prove that we cannot be truly or ultimately morally respon sible for our actions. Strawson develops a modest transcendental argument for the legitimacy of our moral responsibility practices. Of these, somethe pessimists perhapshold that if the thesis is true, then the concepts of moral obligation and responsibility really have no. The philosophical debate about free will and responsibility has been of great importance throughout the history of philosophy. Strawson argues that there are two different sorts of attitudes that we can take towards a person. These are not the deep kantian categories, these are just things we knew all along. See below for information about citations and references, and how to use them. Freedom and resentment, and other essays strawson, p.
He wrote most notably about the philosophy of language, metaphysics, epistemology and the history of philosophy, especially kant. Then you will be apt to feel, not just angry, but resentful towards them. First published thirty years ago but long since unavailable, freedom and resentment collects some of strawson s most important work and is an ideal introduction to his thinking on such topics as. Freedom, resentment, and the metaphysics of morals princeton. In freedom and resentment, strawson proposes a commonsense argument for compatibilism. On the whole, we continue to believe firmly both that we have fre. On his view, when we engage in interpersonal relationships with others, we open ourselves up to experiencing certain emotions. Strawsons influential article freedom and resentment has been much commented on, and one of the most trenchant commentaries is rajendra prasads, reactive attitudes, rationality, and. I argue that by attending to a distinction among perspectives on the root causes of our reactive attitudes, we can better understand the bases and limitations of longstanding debates about free will and moral responsibility. Strawsons essay freedom and resentment has had many commentators, discussions of it can be roughly divided into two categories. Strawson made a contribution to the free will versus determinism discussions by pointing out that whatever the deep metaphysical truth on these issues, people would not give up talking about and feeling moral responsibility, praise and blame, guilt and pride, crime and punishment, gratitude, resentment, and forgiveness. Strawson 19192006, in his famous 1963 essay freedom and resentment offers an elaborate account of compatibilism vs.
Freedom and resentment and other essays 1st edition p. On freedom and resentment free will and reactive attitudes. According to the basic argument, it makes no difference whether determinism is true or false. Strawsons method in freedom and resentment springerlink. By the time of his death in 2006, sir peter strawson was regarded as one of the worlds most distinguished philosophers. As it has benefited from the work of many scholars, it is not suitable for citation. Peter frederick strawson 19192006 was an oxfordbased philosopher whose career spanned the second half of the twentieth century. Freedom and resentment and other essays book summary. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Strawsons method in freedom and resentment request pdf. At the time of his death in 2006, sir peter strawson was regarded as one of the worlds most distinguished philosophers. Strawson, as you will see, divides his paper into numbered sections. Strawsons essay freedom and resentment has had many commentators, discussions of it can be roughly divided into two categor.
Strawsons theory on moral responsibility outlined in freedom and resentment, focuses on the fact that he associated moral responsibility with. He maintains that strawson asserts, and is right to assert, that good consequences are the wrong kind of reason to justify practices of punishment and moral responsibility 1. In his unique style of argumentation on compatibilism vs. Strawson s influential article freedom and resentment has been much commented on, and one of the most trenchant commentaries is rajendra prasads, reactive attitudes, rationality, and. In modern times this debate has received an enormous resurgence of interest and the contribution in 1962 by p. Im really proud to be able to contribute to this series the original posts and the comments so far have been just great. Strawson s descriptive metaphysics its scope and limits. Strawson argues that instead of approaching the problem of. A first group has dealt with the essay as something that stands by itself in order to analyse strawsons main arguments and to expose its weaknesses. In freedom and resentment 1962, the british philosopher p. This post will discuss strawsons theory of moral responsibility. Others say, or imply, that they do know what it is. Discusses and defends peter strawsons argument in freedom and resentment that our practice of holding agents responsible for their actions is not something that can be given a justification or stands in need of one, since it is not something we.
He wrote very little about that, but his main contribution, freedom and resentment strawson 1960, is perhaps now his most famous and widely discussed paper. An international journal for philosophy in the analytic. I disagree with coates claim that strawsons argument provides a justification, in wittgensteins andor strawsons sense of that term, of our responsibility practices. Some philosophers say they do not know what the thesis of determinism is. Peter strawsons paper, freedom and resentment did much to change the direction of the debate surrounding determinism. Strawson made a contribution to the free will versus determinism discussions by pointing out that whatever the deep metaphysical. Strawson always joked that he would turn to moral philosophy only when his powers were waning. Freedom, resentment, and the metaphysics of morals. Peter strawson, clifford brown acumen publishing, 2006 free will and reactive attitudes. Pdf strawson and prasad on determinism and resentment. Strawson published his essay freedom and resentment, generating a wide range of discussion and criticism in the philosophical community and beyond. Strawson observed that people display emotions such as resentment, anger, gratitude, and so on in response to the actions of others. Peter strawson s paper, freedom and resentment did much to change the direction of the debate surrounding determinism.
575 1555 598 736 294 1551 461 894 1150 892 784 1306 132 182 606 1601 1404 1086 1627 739 899 1617 1225 509 1031 189 923 912 391 940 541 1456 1446 439 895 437 1471 191 585 1407 358 10 949 559 813 277