Oxford Studies in Agency and Responsibility Volume 4

This fourth volume of Oxford Studies in Agency and Responsibility includes twelve new and original essays drawn from the third biennial New Orleans Workshop in Agency and Responsibility (NOWAR). The essays cover a wide range of topics relevant to agency and responsibility. Vida Yao discusses strong-willed akrasia. Kyle Fruh talks about what is involved in being a moral hero. Facundo Alonso discusses what it takes to intend to do something, with appeal to the notion of reliance. Paul Russell outlines his view of free will pessimism. Derk Pereboom discusses how regret and protest are relevant to his skeptical view of free will. Gunnar Bjornsson advocates an explanatory account of culpability. Sara Bernstein talks about degrees of causal responsibility. David Brink offers a new account of criminal attempts. Julia Driver discusses wronging and forgiveness. Manuel Vargas explores responsibility for implicit bias. Finally, George Tsai discusses forward-looking aspects of blame and how it pertains to respect.