Daniel Kelly has two related aims in his excellent book Yuck. The first is entirely descriptive. ... more Daniel Kelly has two related aims in his excellent book Yuck. The first is entirely descriptive. Kelly develops a comprehensive theory of disgust, one that offers both proximate and ultimate explanations of the emotion's various elements. The second aim is normative. Kelly employs his descriptive theory to argue that feelings of disgust should play no role whatsoever in moral evaluation. Most of my critical remarks in this review will concern the latter project, as I believe the argument there is only partially successful. I will begin, ...
When making moral judgments, people are typically guided by a plurality of moral rules. These rul... more When making moral judgments, people are typically guided by a plurality of moral rules. These rules owe their existence to human emotions but are not simply equivalent to those emotions. And people's moral judgments ought to be guided by a plurality of emotion-based rules.
Theories of moral desert focus only on the personal culpability of the agent to determine the amo... more Theories of moral desert focus only on the personal culpability of the agent to determine the amount of blame and punishment the agent deserves. I defend an alternative account of desert, one that does not focus only facts about offenders and their offenses. In this revised framework, personal culpability can do no more than set upper and lower limits for deserved blame and punishment. For more precise judgments within that spectrum, additional factors must be considered, factors that are independent of the agent and the offense. I refer to this as the ‘partial conception’ of desert because takes facts about victims—their behavior, desires, and attitudes—into account for desert judgments. On my view, then, agents who are equally culpable may deserve different amounts of blame or punishment, depending on these victim-related factors.
... Thanks be to God. Autores: Tamler Sommers; Localización: Times literary supplement, TLS, ISSN... more ... Thanks be to God. Autores: Tamler Sommers; Localización: Times literary supplement, TLS, ISSN 0307-661X, Nº 5312, 2005 , pág. 26. Fundación Dialnet. Acceso de usuarios registrados. Acceso de usuarios registrados Usuario. Contraseña. Entrar. Mi Dialnet. ...
When can we be morally responsible for our behavior? Is it fair to blame people for actions that ... more When can we be morally responsible for our behavior? Is it fair to blame people for actions that are determined by heredity and environment? Can we be responsible for the actions of relatives or members of our community? In this provocative book, Tamler Sommers concludes that there are no objectively correct answers to these questions. Drawing on research in anthropology, psychology, and a host of other disciplines, Sommers argues that cross-cultural variation raises serious problems for theories that propose universally ...
Daniel Kelly has two related aims in his excellent book Yuck. The first is entirely descriptive. ... more Daniel Kelly has two related aims in his excellent book Yuck. The first is entirely descriptive. Kelly develops a comprehensive theory of disgust, one that offers both proximate and ultimate explanations of the emotion's various elements. The second aim is normative. Kelly employs his descriptive theory to argue that feelings of disgust should play no role whatsoever in moral evaluation. Most of my critical remarks in this review will concern the latter project, as I believe the argument there is only partially successful. I will begin, ...
When making moral judgments, people are typically guided by a plurality of moral rules. These rul... more When making moral judgments, people are typically guided by a plurality of moral rules. These rules owe their existence to human emotions but are not simply equivalent to those emotions. And people's moral judgments ought to be guided by a plurality of emotion-based rules.
Theories of moral desert focus only on the personal culpability of the agent to determine the amo... more Theories of moral desert focus only on the personal culpability of the agent to determine the amount of blame and punishment the agent deserves. I defend an alternative account of desert, one that does not focus only facts about offenders and their offenses. In this revised framework, personal culpability can do no more than set upper and lower limits for deserved blame and punishment. For more precise judgments within that spectrum, additional factors must be considered, factors that are independent of the agent and the offense. I refer to this as the ‘partial conception’ of desert because takes facts about victims—their behavior, desires, and attitudes—into account for desert judgments. On my view, then, agents who are equally culpable may deserve different amounts of blame or punishment, depending on these victim-related factors.
... Thanks be to God. Autores: Tamler Sommers; Localización: Times literary supplement, TLS, ISSN... more ... Thanks be to God. Autores: Tamler Sommers; Localización: Times literary supplement, TLS, ISSN 0307-661X, Nº 5312, 2005 , pág. 26. Fundación Dialnet. Acceso de usuarios registrados. Acceso de usuarios registrados Usuario. Contraseña. Entrar. Mi Dialnet. ...
When can we be morally responsible for our behavior? Is it fair to blame people for actions that ... more When can we be morally responsible for our behavior? Is it fair to blame people for actions that are determined by heredity and environment? Can we be responsible for the actions of relatives or members of our community? In this provocative book, Tamler Sommers concludes that there are no objectively correct answers to these questions. Drawing on research in anthropology, psychology, and a host of other disciplines, Sommers argues that cross-cultural variation raises serious problems for theories that propose universally ...
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