Understanding Moral Luck

What is the main idea behind Thomas Nagel's concept of moral luck?

• Luck has no role in moral accountability.

• Moral judgments are always fair.

• Moral judgments can be influenced by factors beyond one's control.

• Outcomes are irrelevant to moral judgments.

How does resultant luck affect moral judgment?

• It is based on the intentions behind actions.

• It depends on the outcome of actions.

• It is determined by one's genetic makeup.

• It is influenced by societal norms.

What does constitutive luck refer to?

• Luck in the timing of events.

• Luck in the outcomes of actions.

• Luck in the circumstances one faces.

• Luck in one's traits and dispositions.

What is circumstantial luck?

• Luck in the outcomes of actions.

• Luck in one's genetic traits.

• Luck in the situations one encounters.

• Luck in the timing of events.

How does causal luck relate to the problem of free will?

• It states that free will is irrelevant to moral responsibility.

• It denies the existence of free will.

• It implies that actions are determined by prior events.

• It suggests that actions are always freely chosen.