Williams, Garrath (2012) Responsibility. In: Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics. Academic Press, San Diego, pp. 821-828. ISBN 978-0-12-373632-1
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Discusses what is involved in describing a person as responsible: she has responsibilities that she is duty-bound to undertake, and may be held responsible when she fails to fulfill these. Considers why societies and organizations divide responsibilities between persons. Also considers how questions of responsibility arise in the spheres of morality, law, organizational life and politics, and how different modes of holding responsible may be appropriate in each. Concludes with a brief discussion of some questions about collective responsibility.
| Item Type: | Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Accountability ; blame ; compensation ; restitution ; role ; relationship |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) |
| Departments: | Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences > Politics & International Relations (Merged into PPR 2010-08-01) |
| ID Code: | 28447 |
| Deposited By: | Dr Garrath Williams |
| Deposited On: | 30 Nov 2009 13:34 |
| Refereed?: | No |
| Published?: | Published |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2012 21:38 |
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| URI: | http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/28447 |
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