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Disappearing Agent Problem For Event Causation
- Event-causal libertarianism faces a disappearing-agent problem: at the decisive indeterministic junction the agent seems to vanish.
- Caruso argues indeterminacy can't give the agent the determining control needed for basic-desert responsibility.
Luck Pincer Undermines Desert Responsibility
- Luck undermines basic-desert responsibility via two routes: present luck around decisions and constitutive luck about who you are.
- Caruso draws on Neal Levy's 'luck pincer' to claim either form of luck suffices to defeat desert.
Adopt Optimistic Skepticism For Practical Life
- Embrace 'optimistic skepticism' by preserving meaning and interpersonal practices while rejecting basic-desert blame and severe retributive punishments.
- Caruso recommends alternative attitudes (sorrow, moral protest) and forward-looking responsibility practices.