The Case Against Moral Luck

Abstract

In this paper we set out to defend the claim that there is not – and indeed there can be no – moral luck. We do this by noting the powerful reasons to deny the existence of moral luck, but mostly by criticizing what are widely considered to be the reasons to admit moral luck into one’s moral theory. The intuitive strength of the control condition on moral culpability, together with the many weaknesses of purported examples of moral luck, make a powerful case against moral luck.

Keywords: Moral luck