Shifting Blame
Ministry of Ideas
English - January 18, 2023 09:00 - 27 minutes - ★★★★★ - 146 ratingsPhilosophy Society & Culture History culture philosophy history Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
We claim to judge people for what they intentionally do, but accidents often influence our judgments. In our justice systems, people can be harshly and unfairly blamed for bad luck—but in our personal lives, taking on blame isn’t always a bad thing.
Guests
Fiery Cushman, Professor of Psychology at Harvard University
Daniel Statman, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Haifa
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We claim to judge people for what they intentionally do, but accidents often influence our judgments. In our justice systems, people can be harshly and unfairly blamed for bad luck—but in our personal lives, taking on blame isn’t always a bad thing.
Guests
Fiery Cushman, Professor of Psychology at Harvard University
Daniel Statman, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Haifa
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