Moral dilemmas, 'ought' implies 'can', and the Frankfurt scenarios

• Grant number: 20/09213-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: October 01, 2020
• End date: September 30, 2021
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Philosophy - Ethics
• Principal Investigator: Marco Antonio Caron Ruffino
• Grantee: Alex Bispo Bastos
• Host Institution: Centro de Lógica, Epistemologia e História da Ciência (CLE). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

A moral dilemma is a conflict of obligations in which a person is obliged to carry out (at least) two distinct and equally priority actions, but is unable to carry them out at the same time. This project aims to offer to the student an introduction to the philosophical problems involving moral dilemmas through the intersection between discussions about the nature of moral responsibility, including the principle of 'ought' implies 'can' and the Frankfurt-style scenarios.