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Matthew Talbert - Moral Responsibility - 9780745680583 - V9780745680583
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Moral Responsibility

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Description for Moral Responsibility Hardback. * An insightful framing of basic issues and developments in the field of moral responsibility * Clearly and engagingly overs a staggering amount of material in a short amount of space * Includes some of the author's genuinely original ideas and insights * An up-to-the-minute snapshot of what issues are exercising theorists today. Series: Polity Key Concepts in Philosophy. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 366.

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 ... Read more

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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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
Polity Key Concepts in Philosophy
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745680583
SKU
V9780745680583
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About Matthew Talbert
Matthew Talbert is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at West Virginia University

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