The Problem of Blame : Making Sense of Moral Anger Paperback / softback
by Kelly (Texas Christian University) McCormick
Paperback / softback
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This book makes a case for the permissibility of reactive blame – the angry, harmful variety.
Blame is a thorny philosophical problem, as it is notoriously difficult to specify the conditions under which an agent is deserving of blame, is deserving of blame in the basic sense, and furthermore why this is so. Kelly McCormick argues that sharpening the focus to reactive, angry blame can both show us how best to characterize the problem itself, and suggest a possible solution to it, because even reactive blame is both valuable and deserved in the basic sense.
Finally, McCormick shows how, despite the many facets of the dark side of blame, adopting an explicitly victim-centered approach highlights a powerful argument from empathy for retaining reactive blame and its attendant attitudes and practices.
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:235 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:11/04/2024
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- ISBN:9781108827416
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:235 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:11/04/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9781108827416