Moral Luck By Thomas Nagel

Thomas Nagel is a New York University professor and has written many things regarding the mind and moral theory. In moral luck Nagel thinks through the whole Kantian view of morality which shows that everyone is equal participants in the moral enterprise. Nagel argues that the Kantian view is too simple and doesn’t take into account the way external factors impinge upon us. Nagel brings up four different types of moral luck: constitutional luck, circumstantial luck, consequential luck which means consequences retrospectively justifies an otherwise immoral act (or fail to justify an otherwise more act), and consequential luck which the consequences affect the type or quality of blame or remorse (or moral praise). Having luck, whether it be good or bad, should impact how a person should act towards things. According to Kant, the good or bad luck that a person should have …show more content…
The first one is phenomenon of constitutive luck; this first way is for a type of person that you are, this isn’t just a question to what you do. It determines you inclinations, capacities, and temperaments. A different category is luck in one’s circumstances; which means that one must face their problems and situations. The other two ways have to do with the cause and effect of how a person acts; luck is how one is determined by antecedent circumstances, and how lucks to that person’s actions and how they project out. Nagel is right, the only way a person can really truly have good luck is by projecting and acting out in a positive way. Luck only comes if you make it happen; only you as a person can help what happens to you yourself. All of these ways are true about how a person can have good luck or bad luck. Nagel talked a lot about making decisions and decide what’s best. He talks about how a person should be responsible for his or her actions towards