Responsibility for forgetting. Murray, S., Murray, E. D., Stewart, G., Sinnott-Armstrong, W., & De Brigard, F. Philosophical Studies.
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In this paper, we focus on whether and to what extent we judge that people are responsible for the consequences of their forgetfulness. We ran a series of behavioral studies to measure judgments of responsibility for the consequences of forgetfulness. Our results show that we are disposed to hold others responsible for some of their forgetfulness. The level of stress that the forgetful agent is under modulates judgments of responsibility, though the level of care that the agent exhibits toward performing the forgotten action does not. We argue that this result has important implications for a long-running debate about the nature of responsible agency.
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abstract = {In this paper, we focus on whether and to what extent we judge that people are responsible for the consequences of their forgetfulness. We ran a series of behavioral studies to measure judgments of responsibility for the consequences of forgetfulness. Our results show that we are disposed to hold others responsible for some of their forgetfulness. The level of stress that the forgetful agent is under modulates judgments of responsibility, though the level of care that the agent exhibits toward performing the forgotten action does not. We argue that this result has important implications for a long-running debate about the nature of responsible agency.},
author = {Murray, Samuel and Murray, Elise D. and Stewart, Gregory and Sinnott-Armstrong, Walter and {De Brigard}, Felipe},
doi = {10.1007/s11098-018-1053-3},
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issn = {0031-8116},
journal = {Philosophical Studies},
title = {{Responsibility for forgetting}},
url = {http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11098-018-1053-3}
}

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