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    It is not the case that Real Self views have some explanatory merit regarding moral responsibility.

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    • 1.The 'real self' is not a stable, unified entity but a contested construct varying across time, context, and reflective equilibrium.
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    • 2.If there is no determinate real self, then grounding responsibility in alignment with it yields indeterminate or arbitrary attributions of blame.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Frankfurt-style cases show that an agent can be morally responsible even when acting against their higher-order volitions or valuational system.
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    • 2.If responsibility can obtain without real-self alignment, then real-self alignment is neither necessary nor explanatorily fundamental to responsibility.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Real Self views explain why people acting under the influence of hypnosis or compulsive desires are often not responsible.
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    • 2.Agents under hypnosis or compulsive desires are typically unable to govern their behavior on the basis of their valuational systems, and so are alienated from their actions in a way that undermines responsibility.
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