Brain in a Vat
Stephen Kershnar on the Impossibility of Responsibility
Kershnar presents a dilemma: we’re responsible for our decisions because they’re caused by our psychology. But do we choose our psychology? If we do, then it seems that choice couldn’t have been a morally responsible choice, since our psychology didn’t choose it. But if we didn’t choose our psychology, then we can’t be responsible for the choices that come from our psychology.
Presenters: Mark Oppenheimer and Jason Werbeloff
Editor and Producer: Jimmy Mullen
- Broadcast on:
- 05 Feb 2023
Kershnar presents a dilemma: we’re responsible for our decisions because they’re caused by our psychology. But do we choose our psychology? If we do, then it seems that choice couldn’t have been a morally responsible choice, since our psychology didn’t choose it. But if we didn’t choose our psychology, then we can’t be responsible for the choices that come from our psychology.
Presenters: Mark Oppenheimer and Jason Werbeloff
Editor and Producer: Jimmy Mullen