Thesis Submission Date
Fall 2011
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Philosophy and Public Affairs
Reader 1
Amy Kind
Reader 2
Gregory Hess
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© 2011 Matthew Hollander
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Abstract
Dexter Morgan is a serial killer, but he may not be blameworthy for his actions There are two possible explanations that could absolve Dexter of moral responsibility: (1) His inability to empathize with others makes it so that he cannot make appropriate moral decisions. Or (2) his serial killing tendencies are determined in nature, set off by events of which he had no control. I conclude that Dexter is, in fact, morally responsible for his actions because he is capable of second order desires
Recommended Citation
Hollander, Matthew, "The Moral Responsibility of Psychopathic Serial Killers: A Case Study in Dexter" (2011). CMC Senior Theses. Paper 252.
http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/252