The rationality of norms
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4180691 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steven Luke (0000-0003-0427-4773, corresponding author), Steven Lukes |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 142-149 |
| Publication date | 1991-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-9756 • E-ISSN: 1474-0583 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003975600006196 |
| OpenAlex | W2026884596 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 1 |
Reflecting on the notion of responsibility, Václav Havel offers, in one of his Letters to Olga, what he calls a trivial illustration:at night, I board the rear car of a tram to go one stop. The car is empty, and since the fare is paid by dropping a crown into a box, not even a conductor is present [...] So I have the option of throwing the fare into the box or not: if I don't, no-one will see me, or ever find out: no witnesses will ever be able to testify to my misdemeanor. So I'm faced with a great dilemma, regardless of how much money I happen to have with me: to pay or not to pay
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2011 (20) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |