Moral Worth and Accidentally Right Actions
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2021
Description
The reasons view holds that morally worthy actions are right actions motivated by the reasons that make them right. Opponents object that such actions are only accidentally right, and it is widely held that morally worthy actions cannot be accidentally right. My aim here is to defend the reasons view from this objection by considering conditional reasons. Once these reasons are in view, actions motivated by the reasons that make them right will no longer appear accidentally right. Keywords: Moral worth; Moral reasons; Conditional reasons
Citation Information
Coates, Allen, "Moral Worth and Accidentally Right Actions" (2021). ETSU Faculty Works. 561.
https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works-2/561
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