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    If the variation in the moral status of what one can do i... — Carmelics
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    Supports→The value of libertarian free will depends upon the range of actions open to the agent.

    If the variation in the moral status of what one can do is very limited, then libertarian free will adds much less to the world, resulting in a 'toy world' where one has very little responsibility for the well-being of others.

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    Toy world(in philosophical arguments)
    A philosophical thought experiment or imaginary scenario that is so simplified it may not reflect how the real world actually works.
    libertarian free will(Used to frame the tension between divine freedom and divine moral goodness.)
    An account of free will according to which being free with respect to an action requires the possibility of acting otherwise.
    moral status(Contrasted with interest-based accounts of moral weight)
    A notion used to account for differing moral obligations to beings, which some philosophers regard as unnecessary if moral weight is instead accorded in proportion to the strength of interests.

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    responsibility(as used in ethics)
    Being morally accountable for your actions—deserving praise or blame for what you do.
    well-being(Welfarist framework for legal evaluation)
    An individual's well-being is identified with her preferences: an individual has greater well-being in state X than in state Y if and only if she prefers state X to state Y

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