This book casts new light on the traditional disagreement between those who hold that we cannot be morally responsible for our actions if they are causally determined, and those who deny this. Klein suggests that reflection on the relation between justice and deprivation offers a way out of this perplexity.
Chock full of ideas and arguments. There is a little something here for anyone interested in action, free action, responsibility, decision making, and the practice of blaming....Not only is the book wide-ranging, it is refreshingly open-minded about issues that tend to inspire rather dogmatic partisanship. --
Philosophical Review Stimulating and significant. --
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