Moral Responsibility Without Libertarianism

After centuries of reflection, philosophers still cannot seem to put to rest the matter of free will. (Compton 2001) The issue of free will remains vital largely because of its connection to moral responsibility. What features are required for moral responsibility? Do we have those features? Questions about moral responsibility are intimately connected to questions about social policy and justice; so, the issue of moral responsibility—of desert, of whether or not anyone is ever really praiseworthy or blameworthy—has practical as well as theoretical significance. Moreover, recent work on free will opens the gate for progress on moral responsibility. I want to try to consolidate the gains and to push forward toward a formulation of adequate conditions for moral responsibility.