A puzzle about excuses
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21335449 |
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| Authors | Martin Montminy (0000-0002-7250-262X, University of Oklahoma, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 3541-3554 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-26 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Inquiry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-174X • E-ISSN: 1502-3923 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0020174x.2023.2217236 |
| OpenAlex | W4378363732 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 22 |
An excuse is an event or condition that exonerates an agent for a wrongdoing. An excuse may be an event or condition that interferes with the exercises of a person’s rational capacities, thereby preventing them from doing the right thing. I argue that a person who fails to do the right thing always has an excuse for their failure. This puzzle has troubling consequences, for it means that we are never to blame for our wrongdoings
Blame · Economics · Event (particle physics) · Excuse · Law and economics · Physics · Political science · Wrongdoing · Free Will and Agency · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Torture, Ethics, and Law · War, Ethics, and Justification
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| Highly cited | No |
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