Abstract

Abstract So far, fair opportunity has been understood synchronically. Various reasons for thinking that responsibility must be an historical concept are examined, including issues about prior manipulation, culpable incapacity and tracing, the need to take responsibility for one’s actions and their consequences, and unfortunate formative circumstances. Though fair opportunity could take an historical form, if need be, there are good reasons to accept an ahistorical conception of responsibility.

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