Strawson's Argument Analysis

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Strawson introduces his basic argument which states that one cannot be morally responsible for any of their actions because nothing can be the cause of itself, and to be morally responsible one would have to be the cause of their own actions. He then discusses how humans aren’t truly responsible for their own personality or character. He argues that we lack the choice of our personality and for one to responsible for their actions, one must be responsible for their ideals. Therefore, they cannot be held responsible because they did not choose to be how they are. I think there are weaknesses in this argument because whether or not the person chose their values, they are still utilizing these values to influence their decisions. Thus, they

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