Directed Duties
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4079485 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simon Căbulea May (0000-0002-9420-8480, Florida State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 523-532 |
| Publication date | 2015-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/phc3.12239 |
| OpenAlex | W2524086589 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 35 |
| References cited | 12 |
Directed duties are duties that an agent owes to some party - a party who would be wronged if the duty were violated. A 'direction problem' asks what it is about a duty in virtue of which it is directed towards one party, if any, rather than another. I discuss three theories of moral direction: control, demand and interest theories. Although none of these theories can be rejected out of hand, all three face serious difficulties
Duty · Economics · Epistemology · Law and economics · Management · Political science · Sociology · Virtue · Free Will and Agency · Law · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Psychology · War, Ethics, and Justification
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| Unique citing works | 35 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,5 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 35 |