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Zusatztext It is both technically precise as well as clear and accessible, and should be of interest to philosophers, psychological theorists, mental health professionals and caregivers to those who fit the "marginal" label. It breaks new ground in the philosophy of responsibility by drawing important distinctions between types of attitudes associated with responsibility that have long been overlooked and has major practical significance due to the inclusion of suggestions for how our ways of treating marginal agents can be improved... Responsibility from the Margins is a refreshing new take on an old philosophical issue that also provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary presentation of new work on the moral emotions and related psychiatric disorders. Anyone who thinks about such issues or has marginal agents in their life, and is unsure of how to relate to those individuals, should find it valuable. Informationen zum Autor David Shoemaker is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy & Murphy Institute at Tulane University. He is the author of numerous articles on agency and moral responsibility, normative and applied ethics, and personal identity, and he is the general editor of the series Oxford Studies in Agency and Responsibility. Klappentext David Shoemaker develops a novel pluralistic theory of responsibility, motivated by our ambivalence to cases of marginal agency--such as those caused by clinical depression or autism, for instance. He identifies three distinct types of responsibility, each with its own set of required capacities: attributability, answerability, and accountability. Zusammenfassung David Shoemaker develops a novel pluralistic theory of responsibility, motivated by our ambivalence to cases of marginal agency--such as those caused by clinical depression or autism, for instance. He identifies three distinct types of responsibility, each with its own set of required capacities: attributability, answerability, and accountability. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction PART ONE: THE TRIPARTITE THEORY OF RESPONSIBILITY The Tripartite Profile: A Chart 1: Attributability 2: Answerability 3: Accountability PART TWO: AMBIVALENCE AT THE MARGINS Marginal Ambivalence: A Chart 4: Depression and Scrupulosity: The Boundaries of the Deep Self 5: Psychopathy and Autism: The Limits of Regard 6: Psychopathy and Intellectual Disability: Impairments of Judgment 7: Deprivation and Dementia: How History Does and Doesn't Matter Conclusion Bibliography ...
