Moral Appraisability Puzzles, Proposals, and Perplexities

This book explores the epistemic or knowledge requirement of moralresponsibility. Haji argues that an agent can be blamed (or praised) only if theagent harbors a belief that the action in question is wrong (or right orobligatory). Defending the importance of an "authenticity" condition whenevaluating moral responsibility, Haji holds that one cannot be morallyresponsible for an action unless the action issues from sources (like desires orbeliefs) that are truly the agent's own. Engaging crucial arguments in moraltheory to elaborate his views on moral responsibility, Haji addresses as wellfascinating, underexamined topics such as assigning blame across anintercultural gap and the relevance of unconscious or dream thoughts whenevaluating responsibility.