Holly Lawford-Smith

Not in Their Name

Are Citizens Culpable for Their States' Actions?

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Produktbeschreibung

Holly Lawford-Smith questions to what extent ordinary citizens are morally responsible for their state's actions and argues for the exculpation of individual citizens and the inculpation of those working in public services.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 219mm x 136mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 364g
• ISBN-13: 9780198833666
• ISBN-10: 0198833660
• Artikelnr.: 54756658

Autorenporträt

Holly Lawford-Smith is a Senior Lecturer in Political Philosophy at the University of Melbourne. She obtained her BA and MA at the University of Otago, and her PhD at the Australian National University. Her first permanent position was at the University of Sheffield in the UK in 2012, and she moved back to Australia in 2017 to join the University of Melbourne. Her interests are in social philosophy broadly construed, with a particular focus on collective agency and collective responsibility and their applications to climate change and the ethics of consumption.

Inhaltsangabe

1: Introduction
2: What is The State?
3: Is the Citizen-Inclusive State an Agent?
4: Is the Citizen-Exclusive State an Agent?
5: Citizens' Culpability and Responsibility for States' Actions
6: Governmental Culpability
7: Conclusion