Blame : its nature and norms / edited by D. Justin Coates and Neal A. Tognazzini.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coates, D. Justin.

Tognazzini, Neal A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blame.

Faultfinding.

Criticism, Personal.

Physical Description:

318 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]

Summary:

What is it to blame someone, and when are would-be blamers in a position to do so? What function does blame serve in our lives, and is it a valuable way of relating to one another? The essays in this volume explore answers to these and related questions. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Contours of Blame / D. Justin Coates Coates, D. Justin, Neal A. Tognazzini Tognazzini, Neal A. 3

2 Moral Blame and Moral Protest / Angela M. Smith Smith, Angela M. 27

3 Wrongdoing and Relationships: The Problem of the Stranger / George Sher Sher, George 49

4 The Expressive Function of Blame / Christopher Bennett Bennett, Christopher 66

5 Interpreting Blame / T. M. Scanlon Scanlon, T. M. 84

6 Blame and Punishment / David Shoemaker Shoemaker, David 100

7 Directed Blame and Conversation / Michael Mckenna Mckenna, Michael 119

8 Taking Demands Out of Blame / Coleen Macnamara Macnamara, Coleen 141

9 Civilizing Blame / Victoria Mcgeer Mcgeer, Victoria 162

10 Free Will Skepticism, Blame, and Obligation / Derk Pereboom Pereboom, Derk 189

11 Valuing Blame / Christopher Evan Franklin Franklin, Christopher Evan 207

12 Rightness and Responsibility / R. Jay Wallace Wallace, R. Jay 224

13 What Is an Excuse? / Erin I. Kelly Kelly, Erin I. 244

14 The Standing to Blame: A Critique / Macalester Bell Bell, Macalester 263

15 Standing in Judgment / Gary Watson Watson, Gary 282.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199860845

019986084X

9780199860821

0199860823

OCLC:

793421755