komponisto comments on Open Thread: January 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: komponisto 11 January 2010 01:23:39PM 0 points [-]

I don't see the difference between this usage and Zack's/Eliezer's: the definition given in the SEP link is:

Moral luck occurs when an agent can be correctly treated as an object of moral judgment despite the fact that a significant aspect of what she is assessed for depends on factors beyond her control.

A situation where all of an agent's options are blameworthy seems quite clearly to fall within this category.

Comment author: pdf23ds 12 January 2010 05:24:03AM 0 points [-]

OK, I suppose it counts as an instance, though I'm not convinced Eliezer intended the phrase in that sense. But it's certainly one of the instances I'm less interested in.

Comment author: thomblake 11 January 2010 09:35:43PM 0 points [-]

Agreed.