Williams' Agent Regret

The second part of Williams' debate is developing around the concept of "broker's regret". "Agent regret" is different from regret in two respects. First of all, we focus on the possibility of different behavior of agents. If something "happens as a result of a person's actions, that cost can be assigned equally to that person's account" (125). Secondly, this is proved by the desire to supplement. This arises from the recognition of personal responsibility. Assumption 1: Since agents regret that he will exist in the case of a voluntary agent, morality is affected by luck.

Williams detailed the concept of 'agent regret', but 'constitutive thinking' of this emotion is the first person in the subject. Agent regret also requires some kind of expression, which is different from what we might call "bystander regret". For example, some people may have intention to compensate for harm. Williams said to the truck driver, he decided not to fault but to crush the child. " In this relationship, this is not just the reason that it is not his fault ("1981, 43)

Williams challenged this justified picture, which caused the concept of agent regret. I am sorry that agents can only feel their own actions. It includes responsibility to "underwrite" certain actions and the desire to modify them. An example of Williams is "a truck driver who will not overtake children by him (Williams, 1993a, p.43). He correctly says that the driver will regret this child's death In the end, the driver caused the death of the child.In addition, even if you think that the agent is not negligent, the agent expects to regret.The driver can not stop the child from dying If you are satisfied with something else, we will try to comfort him by saying this.

The second part of Williams' debate is developing around the concept of "broker's regret". "Agent regret" is different from regret in two respects. First of all, we focus on the possibility of different behavior of agents. If something "happens as a result of a person's actions, that cost can be assigned equally to that person's account" (125). Secondly, this is proved by the desire to supplement. This arises from the recognition of personal responsibility. Assumption 1: Since agents regret that he will exist in the case of a voluntary agent, morality is affected by luck.