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Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2436465 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Holly Lawford‐smith (0000-0001-6352-7377, University of Sheffield, corresponding author), Holly Lawford-Smith (1University of Sheffield and Australian National University, Victoria Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK, e-mail: [email protected]) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 225-249 |
| Publication date | 2015-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Ontology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2196-9663 • E-ISSN: 2196-9655 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/jso-2015-0008 |
| OpenAlex | W4234314112 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 26 |
| References cited | 10 |
The objective of this paper is to explain why certain authors - both popular and academic - are making a mistake when they attribute obligations to uncoordinated groups of persons, and to argue that it is particularly unhelpful to make this mistake given the prevalence of individuals faced with the difficult question of what morality requires of them in a situation in which there is a good they can bring about together with others, but not alone. I will defend two alternatives to attributing obligations to uncoordinated groups. The first solution has us build better people, who will coordinate their actions willingly and spontaneously when the occasion arises. The second solution has us build better groups, so that when the occasion arises, there is a framework in place for coordinating members into action
Action (physics · Epistemology · Law and economics · Mistake · Morality · Political science · Sociology · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Free Will and Agency · Law · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Psychology · Social Psychology
Global obligations, collective capacities, and ‘ought implies can’
Collective Responsibility Gaps
Group motivation
Collective moral agency and self-induced moral incapacity
Scope of Epistemic Reparations
Joint Abilities
Abilities and Obligations
On the Relation Between Collective Responsibility and Collective Duties
Group agents, moral competence and duty-bearers
Does being a ‘bad feminist’ make me a hypocrite? Politics, commitments and moral consistency
The problem of insignificant hands
What can we do? Collective ability, and co-agential capacity
When to Start Saving the Planet
Complex Collective Duties & Action-Guidance
Cooperative duties of efficiency and efficacy
Towards an action-guiding theory of human rights
Are ‘the affluent’ responsible for global poverty
Understanding complicity
Does Purchasing Make Consumers Complicit in Global Labour Injustice
The Universal Scope of Positive Duties Correlative to Human Rights
The pervasive structure of society
Collective deception
Doing your part
The Claims and Duties of Socioeconomic Human Rights
Responsibility for states' actions
Three Conceptions of Group-Based Reasons
| Unique citing works | 26 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,6 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 26 |