A Naïve Psychologist Examines Bad Luck and the Concept of Responsibility

The Monist 86 (2):164-180 (2003)
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Abstract

I related the following story to my large undergraduate class: “Johnny Jones was born with an impulsive temperament. On the way home one day he found a gun that had apparently been thrown away. He then went to rob a bank. The bank had just hired a security guard for protection. When Johnny attempted the robbery he was confronted by the guard and fatally shot him.” I then asked the students in the class to select one of the following

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