An action caused only by internal random processes fails the reasons-responsiveness condition articulated by Fischer and Ravizza, since the agent cannot reliably respond to rational incentives.

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Fischer and Ravizza(as the originators of the reasons-responsiveness account): Two contemporary philosophers (John Martin Fischer and Mark Ravizza) who developed an influential theory about what makes people morally responsible for their actions.
Reasons-responsiveness condition(as a technical standard for moral responsibility): Fischer and Ravizza's requirement that for someone to be morally responsible, they must be able to recognize reasons for action and adjust their behavior based on those reasons.
agent(Economics terminology applied to medical ethics): The party in a principal-agent relationship who is instructed to produce the good or service on the principal's behalf — in the medical context, the doctor
internal random processes(as a cause that undermines responsibility): Uncontrolled, chance-like events happening inside a person's mind or body that aren't guided by their conscious thinking—like a brain glitch or neural misfiring.

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