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What impact does determinism have on responsibility?

Asked by Shuttle128 (2991points) March 10th, 2010

Assuming that determinism holds in cases of moral import, what roles do traditional or non-traditional views on responsibility play?
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I’m not looking for a debate on whether determinism is true or not, I’m looking for ideas on what might become of our ideals of responsibility. Are scientists who’s research has some impact on society responsible for it if their actions were consequences of other factors?

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