Participant reactive attitudes and collective responsibility
Abstract
The debate surrounding the issue of collective moral responsibility is often steeped in metaphysical issues of agency and personhood. I suggest that we can approach the metaphysical problems surrounding the issue of collective responsibility in a roundabout manner. My approach is reminiscent of that taken by P.F. Strawson in “Freedom and Resentment” (1968). Strawson argues that the participant reactive attitudes – attitudes like resentment, gratitude, forgiveness and so on – provide the justification for holding individuals morally responsible. I argue that the framework of the reactive attitudes extends to collectives and provides the justification for holding collectives morally responsible. © 2003 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Publication Title
Philosophical Explorations
Recommended Citation
Tollefsen, D. (2003). Participant reactive attitudes and collective responsibility. Philosophical Explorations, 6 (3), 218-234. https://doi.org/10.1080/10002003098538751
