Responsibility Character and the Emotions

This Volume Of Original Essays Addresses A Range Of Issues Concerning The Responsibility Individuals Have For Their Actions And For Their Characters. Among The Central Questions Considered Are: What Scope Is There For Regarding A Person As Responsible For His Character Given Genetic And Environmental Factors; Does An Account Of Responsiblity Provide A Legitimate Basis For The Retributive Emotions; Are We Ever Justified In Feeling Guilty For Occurrences Over Which We Have No Control; Does Responsibility For The Consequences Of Our Acts Require That They Were Intended Or Simply Expected; And How Have A Number Of Influential Previous Philosophers Including Aristotle Maimonides And Spinoza Approached These Questions?