Sharing Responsibility |
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Author:
| May, Larry |
ISBN: | 978-0-226-51169-6 |
Publication Date: | Jun 1996 |
Publisher: | University of Chicago Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $65.95 |
Book Description:
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Are individuals responsible for the consequences of actions taken by their community? What about their community's inaction or its attitudes? In this innovative book, Larry May departs from the traditional Western view that moral responsibility is limited to the consequences of overt individual action. Drawing on the insights of Arendt, Jaspers, and Sartre, he argues that even when individuals are not direct participants, they share responsibility for various harms perpetrated by...
More DescriptionAre individuals responsible for the consequences of actions taken by their community? What about their community's inaction or its attitudes? In this innovative book, Larry May departs from the traditional Western view that moral responsibility is limited to the consequences of overt individual action. Drawing on the insights of Arendt, Jaspers, and Sartre, he argues that even when individuals are not direct participants, they share responsibility for various harms perpetrated by their communities.