R. Jay Wallace is a contemporary analytic philosopher and professor at the University of California, Berkeley, specializing in moral philosophy, practical reason, and the theory of moral responsibility. He is best known for developing a neo-Strawsonian account of moral responsibility grounded in reactive attitudes and the conditions for their appropriateness. His work bridges metaethics, normative theory, and philosophy of action.
Developed a neo-Strawsonian framework for moral responsibility in 'Responsibility and the Moral Sentiments' (1994)
Advanced the thesis that free will debates are inseparable from both metaphysical and ethical commitments
Contributed systematic analysis of normativity and the will in 'Normativity and the Will' (2006)
Influential work on the relationship between practical reason, agency, and moral emotions
Edited and contributed to major anthologies on moral psychology and the philosophy of action
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