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    Supports→The Zygote argument does not give us reason to think Bert is unfree or not morally responsible

    Bert's 30-year developmental history constitutes a genuine process of character formation that meets Fischer and Ravizza's reasons-responsiveness criterion for moral responsibility.

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    • 1.Bert's 30-year history shows sustained pattern of responding to moral reasons, reflecting on choices, and adjusting behavior accordingly.
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    • 2.Fischer-Ravizza reasons-responsiveness requires mechanism for recognizing and responding to moral considerations, which extended development demonstrates.
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    • 3.Long developmental arc provides evidence Bert could have recognized wrongfulness and acted differently had he engaged proper moral reasoning.
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    • 1.A 30-year history shaped by factors beyond Bert's control (genetics, early environment, trauma) may show pattern-matching without genuine alternative possibility.
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    • 2.Fischer-Ravizza criterion requires actual access to moral reasons at decision-moment; distant historical responsiveness doesn't guarantee current capacity.
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    • 3.Extended character formation could reflect sophisticated rationalization rather than authentic moral sensitivity to reasons for and against actions.
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    Key Terms

    Character formation(as used in ethics and virtue philosophy)
    The process of developing someone's personality, habits, and moral values over time through experiences and choices.
    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 criterion(as a measure of critical thinking)
    A standard for evaluating whether someone is thinking critically, based on how well they recognize and respond to good reasons and evidence (rather than just following impulses or habits).
    moral responsibility(The author argues for a pluralistic understanding rather than a Kantian-exclusive one)
    A normative concept whose scope is contested; the passage implies it encompasses at least Kantian notions (centered on individual rational agency) and other notions (potentially sociological, collective, or non-individualist in character)

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