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    If the distinction between irresistible and merely unresi... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→A person who acts under hypnosis, brainwashing, or genuinely irresistible urges may not be morally responsible for her behavior.

    If the distinction between irresistible and merely unresisted urges cannot be principled, the exempting category loses the normative weight Fischer and Ravizza assign to it.

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    • 1.Any normative exemption requires a principled distinction; without it, exemption becomes arbitrary and loses moral justification.
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    • 2.The irresistible/unresisted distinction collapses under scrutiny: both involve agents unable or unwilling to conform to moral standards.
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    • 3.If the distinction cannot be drawn consistently, Fischer and Ravizza's responsibility framework conflates different agents unfairly.
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    • 1.A distinction can be principled without being perfectly sharp; borderline cases don't undermine the core conceptual difference.
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    • 2.Irresistible urges involve broken volitional mechanisms; unresisted urges involve intact mechanisms exercised badly—a real difference.
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    • 3.Normative weight doesn't require metaphysical precision; pragmatic distinctions can justify differential responsibility assignments.
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    A distinction can be principled without being perfectly sharp; borderline cases ...A person who acts under hypnosis, brainwashing, or genuinely irresistible urges ...Any normative exemption requires a principled distinction; without it, exemption...If the distinction cannot be drawn consistently, Fischer and Ravizza's responsib...
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    Irresistible urges involve broken volitional mechanisms; unresisted urges involv...Normative weight doesn't require metaphysical precision; pragmatic distinctions ...The irresistible/unresisted distinction collapses under scrutiny: both involve a...

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