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Simply Responsible Basic Blame, Scant Praise, and Minimal Agency

King, Matt
Innbundet / 2023 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780192883599
Publisert
2023
Utgiver
Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press
Vekt
392 gr
Høyde
223 mm
Bredde
145 mm
Dybde
27 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
200

Forfatter
King, Matt

Om bidragsyterne

Matt King is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he thinks and writes about responsibility and other related topics in ethics and law. His work has been published in over a dozen journals and edited volumes, and is even occasionally cited. He is co-editor of Agency in Mental Disorder (OUP, 2022).

Simply Responsible Basic Blame, Scant Praise, and Minimal Agency

King, Matt
Innbundet / 2023 / Engelsk
King, Matt
Innbundet / 2023 / Engelsk
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This book is excellent. The fundamental proposal is elegant and powerful, and the writing is beautiful. (How often does one get to say that about work in contemporary agency theory?) King identifies a core notion, "basic agency," and shows how we can build out from this single, shared element to accounts of a wide range of different kinds of responsibility (not limited to moral). His analysis draws attention to the unity of agency and responsibility, so to speak. The book is admirable in defending a striking and bold hypothesis that illuminates various issues in the contemporary debates, without getting bogged down in them. Highly recommended!

John Martin Fischer, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, University of California

The book is clear, engaging, and suitable for all reading levels.

Choice

Simply Responsible is stimulating, written elegantly and without jargon. For such a relatively short book, it is certainly one that contains many insights. The case for reorienting and broadening the responsibility debate to encompass both moral and non-moral conduct is carefully made and fairly convincing, and King's methodology is one we have much to learn from. If theories of responsibility are progressively shifting their focus from moral cases to a wider array of phenomena, King's book undoubtedly constitutes a milestone in this process.

Robin T. Bianchi, Journal of Moral Phil osophy

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King's book unfolds a powerful idea: the concept of responsibility is universally similar, whether applied to moral or nonmoral contexts.What makes Simply Responsible so distinctive is its bold step back from the proliferation of ever more specific accounts or types of responsibility. King aims for greater generality, constructing a universal, foundational framework that transcends the boundaries of moral philosophy while retaining philosophical rigor. This ambitious project challenges readers to rethink not just the nuances of responsibility but its core structure-a move that is both provocative and transformative.

Maximilian Kiener, Ethics

We evaluate people all the time for a wide variety of activities. We blame them for miscalculations, uninspired art, and committing crimes. We praise them for detailed brushwork, a superb pass, and their acts of kindness. We accomplish things, from solving crosswords to mastering guitar solos. We bungle our endeavors, whether this is letting a friend down or burning dinner. Sometimes these deeds are morally significant, but many times they are not. Simply Responsible defends the radical proposal that the blameworthy artist is responsible in just the same way that the blameworthy thief is. We can be responsible for all kinds of different activities, from lip-synching to long division, from murders to meringues, but the relation involved, what author Matt King calls the basic responsibility relation, is the same in every case. We are responsible for the things we do first, then blameworthy or praiseworthy for having done them in light of whether they're good or bad, according to a variety of standards. Why is this a radical proposal? Firstly, because so much of the contemporary literature on moral responsibility has moralized its nature. According to most accounts, moral responsibility is either a special species of responsibility or else depends on moralized capacities. In contrast, King argues that we get a more complete and unifying picture of responsible agency from a more general theory of responsibility. Secondly, the proposal is radical due to its drastic simplicity. King foregoes many of the complications that feature in other accounts of responsibility, arguing that we can make do with less demanding theoretical elements.
Les mer
Matt King presents a radical new account of responsibility according to which moral responsibility should be understood in the same way as other kinds of responsibility. We are responsible for the things we do first, then blameworthy or praiseworthy for having done them in light of whether they're good or bad, according to a variety of standards.
Les mer
Preface Introduction: A General Theory of Responsibility 1: The Basic Responsibility Relation 2: Basic Agency 3: Basic Blame and Basic Praise 4: Basic Desert 5: Beyond Basic Responsibility Conclusion: Odds & Ends
Les mer
Matt King is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he thinks and writes about responsibility and other related topics in ethics and law. His work has been published in over a dozen journals and edited volumes, and is even occasionally cited. He is co-editor of Agency in Mental Disorder (OUP, 2022).
Les mer
Aims at a greater level of generality than most treatments of the subject, opening up new avenues of inquiry Avoids technical jargon and prioritizes developing its positive view Provides a fresh and accessible approach
Les mer

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This book is excellent. The fundamental proposal is elegant and powerful, and the writing is beautiful. (How often does one get to say that about work in contemporary agency theory?) King identifies a core notion, "basic agency," and shows how we can build out from this single, shared element to accounts of a wide range of different kinds of responsibility (not limited to moral). His analysis draws attention to the unity of agency and responsibility, so to speak. The book is admirable in defending a striking and bold hypothesis that illuminates various issues in the contemporary debates, without getting bogged down in them. Highly recommended!

John Martin Fischer, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, University of California

The book is clear, engaging, and suitable for all reading levels.

Choice

Simply Responsible is stimulating, written elegantly and without jargon. For such a relatively short book, it is certainly one that contains many insights. The case for reorienting and broadening the responsibility debate to encompass both moral and non-moral conduct is carefully made and fairly convincing, and King's methodology is one we have much to learn from. If theories of responsibility are progressively shifting their focus from moral cases to a wider array of phenomena, King's book undoubtedly constitutes a milestone in this process.

Robin T. Bianchi, Journal of Moral Phil osophy

Se alle

King's book unfolds a powerful idea: the concept of responsibility is universally similar, whether applied to moral or nonmoral contexts.What makes Simply Responsible so distinctive is its bold step back from the proliferation of ever more specific accounts or types of responsibility. King aims for greater generality, constructing a universal, foundational framework that transcends the boundaries of moral philosophy while retaining philosophical rigor. This ambitious project challenges readers to rethink not just the nuances of responsibility but its core structure-a move that is both provocative and transformative.

Maximilian Kiener, Ethics

We evaluate people all the time for a wide variety of activities. We blame them for miscalculations, uninspired art, and committing crimes. We praise them for detailed brushwork, a superb pass, and their acts of kindness. We accomplish things, from solving crosswords to mastering guitar solos. We bungle our endeavors, whether this is letting a friend down or burning dinner. Sometimes these deeds are morally significant, but many times they are not. Simply Responsible defends the radical proposal that the blameworthy artist is responsible in just the same way that the blameworthy thief is. We can be responsible for all kinds of different activities, from lip-synching to long division, from murders to meringues, but the relation involved, what author Matt King calls the basic responsibility relation, is the same in every case. We are responsible for the things we do first, then blameworthy or praiseworthy for having done them in light of whether they're good or bad, according to a variety of standards. Why is this a radical proposal? Firstly, because so much of the contemporary literature on moral responsibility has moralized its nature. According to most accounts, moral responsibility is either a special species of responsibility or else depends on moralized capacities. In contrast, King argues that we get a more complete and unifying picture of responsible agency from a more general theory of responsibility. Secondly, the proposal is radical due to its drastic simplicity. King foregoes many of the complications that feature in other accounts of responsibility, arguing that we can make do with less demanding theoretical elements.
Les mer
Matt King presents a radical new account of responsibility according to which moral responsibility should be understood in the same way as other kinds of responsibility. We are responsible for the things we do first, then blameworthy or praiseworthy for having done them in light of whether they're good or bad, according to a variety of standards.
Les mer
Preface Introduction: A General Theory of Responsibility 1: The Basic Responsibility Relation 2: Basic Agency 3: Basic Blame and Basic Praise 4: Basic Desert 5: Beyond Basic Responsibility Conclusion: Odds & Ends
Les mer
Matt King is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he thinks and writes about responsibility and other related topics in ethics and law. His work has been published in over a dozen journals and edited volumes, and is even occasionally cited. He is co-editor of Agency in Mental Disorder (OUP, 2022).
Les mer
Aims at a greater level of generality than most treatments of the subject, opening up new avenues of inquiry Avoids technical jargon and prioritizes developing its positive view Provides a fresh and accessible approach
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780192883599
Publisert
2023
Utgiver
Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press
Vekt
392 gr
Høyde
223 mm
Bredde
145 mm
Dybde
27 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
200

Forfatter
King, Matt

Om bidragsyterne

Matt King is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he thinks and writes about responsibility and other related topics in ethics and law. His work has been published in over a dozen journals and edited volumes, and is even occasionally cited. He is co-editor of Agency in Mental Disorder (OUP, 2022).

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