Responsibility: Volume 16, Part 2

Zusammenfassung Essays in this volume address questions about responsibility that arise in moral philosophy and legal theory. Some analyse different theories of causality; some look at responsibility in the legal realm; some explore libertarian views about political freedom and accountability! while still others examine the relationship between responsibility and the emotions. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Causation and responsibility Michael S. Moore; 2. Negligence Kenneth W. Simons; 3. Responsibility and consent: the Libertarian's problems with freedom of contract Leo Katz; 4. The irrelevance of responsibility Roderick T. Long; 5. On responsibility in science and law John Staddon; 6. Responsibility and the abuse excuse Michael Stocker; 7. Why citizens should vote: a causal responsibility approach Alvin I. Goldman; 8. Institutionally divided moral responsibility Henry S. Richardson; 9. Fate, fatalism, and agency in stoicism Susan Sauve Meyer; 10. Ultimate responsibility and dumb luck Alfred R. Mele; 11. Taking responsibility for our emotions Nancy Sherman.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ellen Frankel Paul, Ellen Frankel (Bowling Green State Universit Paul, Ellen Frankel Miller Paul
• Con la collaborazione di: G. Tyler Miller (Editore), Jr Miller (Editore), Fred D. Miller Jr (Editore), Ellen Frankel Paul (Editore), Jeffrey Paul (Editore), Paul Ellen Frankel (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 28.06.1999
• EAN: 9780521654500
• ISBN: 978-0-521-65450-0
• Pagine: 356
• Serie: Social Philosophy and Policy; Social Philosophy and Policy
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Sociology & anthropology, Sociology and anthropology