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    In Case 4, Plum retains the capacity to recognize and res... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Plum is not morally responsible in Case 4 (a normal human being in a causally deterministic universe).

    In Case 4, Plum retains the capacity to recognize and respond to moral reasons in a way that agents in Cases 1-3 do not, since their responsiveness is bypassed or externally overridden.

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    Moral reasons(as used in ethics)
    Ethical justifications or grounds that support why something is right or wrong.
    bypassed(ethics)
    When something is skipped over or avoided entirely, so it never gets a chance to work—like taking a shortcut around something.
    capacity(Theory of capacity)
    A subject's ability to make decisions, assessed by paradigm examples and the presence of necessary (and possibly sufficient) abilities.
    externally overridden(ethics)
    When something outside of you forces a different outcome, overruling what you would normally do or think—like being forced to act against your will.
    responsiveness(ethics)

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    The ability to notice and react to something—in this case, the ability to understand moral reasons and let them influence your choices.

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