W.T. Stace (PhD Edit)
W.T. Stace (1952)(1976) explains that moral responsibility is consistent with determinism in the context of soft determinism and requires it. Stace (1952)(1976: 29). If human actions are uncaused then reward or punishment would be unjustified. Stace (1952)(1976: 29). Stace reasons that there must be at least some human cause within human actions to make them morally responsible. Stace (1952)(1976: 30).
If human actions were coerced or forced with hard determinism, persons could not be held morally responsible. Pojman (1996: 596).
At the same time, if human beings are not at least a secondary cause of actions primarily caused by God, then human actions would be morally insignificant. Stace (1952)(1976: 30).
POJMAN, LOUIS P. (1996) Philosophy: The Quest for Truth, New York, Wadsworth Publishing Company.
STACE, W.T. (1952)(1976) Religion and the Modern Mind, in John R. Burr and Milton Goldinger (eds.), Philosophy and Contemporary Issues, London, Collier Macmillan Publishers.
Photo 1: Rheinstein Castle, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany-Amz Places, Google +
Photo 2: Sunset At Cabo San Lucas Beach, Mexico, Google +
