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Moral Responsibility - Couverture souple

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Talbert, Matthew

 
9780745680590: Moral Responsibility
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0745680593 ISBN 13 : 9780745680590
Editeur : Polity, 2015

Synopsis

Most people would agree that a small child or a cognitively impaired adult is less responsible for their actions, good or bad, than an unimpaired adult. But how do we explain that difference, and how far can anyone be praised or blamed for what they have done?   In this fascinating introduction, Matthew Talbert explores some of the key questions shaping current debates about moral responsibility, including: What is free will, and is it required for moral responsibility? Are we responsible for the unforeseen consequences of our actions? Is it fair to blame people for doing what they believe is right? And are psychopaths open to blame?   As Talbert argues, we are morally responsible for our actions when they are related to us in particular ways – when our actions express our true selves, for example, or when we exercise certain kinds of control over them. It is because we bear these relationships to our actions that we are open to praise and blame.   Moral Responsibility will be an important resource for students and researchers in ethics, moral psychology, and philosophy of agency and of great interest to all those wishing to understand an important aspect of our moral practices.

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À propos de l'auteur

Matthew Talbert is Associate Professor of Philosophy at West Virginia University

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Éditeur
Polity
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0745680593
ISBN 13 
9780745680590
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
182
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