How We Blame

This book presents a naturalistic account of moral responsibility that is neutral on the metaphysics of free will. It engages with empirical literature in experimental philosophy and psychology and draws on real-life case studies to illuminate the author's theory of moral responsibility.

Bana Bashour is Tenured Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of General Education at the American University of Beirut. Her research is at the intersection of the philosophy of mind, ethics and moral psychology. In 2013, She published an edited anthology with Hans Muller entitled Contemporary Philosophical Naturalism and Its Implication.

Introduction 1. Who We Blame: On Agency 2. On Moral Responsibility 3. On Punishment and Other Woes 4. Navigating the Theoretical Landscape 5. Agency and Empirical Psychology 6. Experimental Philosophy and Moral Responsibility 7. Psychology of Moral Responsibility and Punishment