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Moral Responsibility and the Problem of Many Hands

by Ibo Van De Poel

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • 15.1 x 22.7 x 2.6 cm

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When many people are involved in an activity, it is often difficult, if not impossible, to pinpoint who is morally responsible for what, a phenomenon known as the 'problem of many hands.' This term is increasingly used to describe problems with attributing individual responsibility in collective settings in such diverse areas as public administration, corporate management, law and regulation, technological development and innovation, healthcare, and finance. This volume provides an in-depth philosophical analysis of this problem, examining the notion of moral responsibility and distinguishing between different normative meanings of responsibility, both backward-looking (accountability, blameworthiness, and liability) and forward-looking (obligation, virtue). Drawing on the relevant philosophical literature, the authors develop a coherent conceptualization of the problem of many hands, taking into account the relationship, and possible tension, between individual and collective responsibility. This systematic inquiry into the problem of many hands pertains to discussions about moral responsibility in a variety of applied settings.
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  • Author

    Ibo Van De Poel

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Routledge

  • Published

    August 2018

  • Weight

    350g

  • Dimensions

    15.1 x 22.7 x 2.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9781138346710

  • ISBN-10

    1138346713

  • Eden Code

    4734462

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