Its difficult because its not hard to find good examples of when people have done awful things, but nearly anyone would in that situation. Does it excuse them? Of course not, but its clear its not as simple as “everyone is the master of their own will”.
I also find it incredibly difficult to reduce nearly any situation down to such simple variables that are so easily compared. Should I hold someone responsible simply because they are predisposed to being controlled by others? Theres plenty of adults who are old enough to be responsible for their own actions but that are mentally immature for whatever reason.
Its a nice idea and I like the simplicity of assigning blame in the way you do but I dont think it would hold up if scaled up societally, at least not without numerous caveats and exceptions.
Its difficult because its not hard to find good examples of when people have done awful things, but nearly anyone would in that situation. Does it excuse them? Of course not, but its clear its not as simple as “everyone is the master of their own will”.
I also find it incredibly difficult to reduce nearly any situation down to such simple variables that are so easily compared. Should I hold someone responsible simply because they are predisposed to being controlled by others? Theres plenty of adults who are old enough to be responsible for their own actions but that are mentally immature for whatever reason.
Its a nice idea and I like the simplicity of assigning blame in the way you do but I dont think it would hold up if scaled up societally, at least not without numerous caveats and exceptions.