One-armed Bandit [English translation]

Wojciech Jankowski

doi:10.52097/lm.8155

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2023)

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One-armed Bandit [English translation]

Wojciech Jankowski⁺⁻

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.52097/lm.8155 [Google Scholar]
Published: 2023-12-20

Abstract

The article presents a thought experiment about a slightly queer planet of Losoria. On this planet, responsibility for certain types of crime is assigned in a completely random manner. The experiment is designed to strengthen our moral intuitions advocating the principle of control in the dispute over so-called moral luck. In addition, it stimulates reflection on non-moral rationales for differentiating criminal responsibility for the consequences of actions beyond the subject’s control. The author points out that a possible solution to some of the aporias arising from the result luck is to adopt restorative justice as a form of rationalizing of punishment.

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