Group duties : their existence and their implications for individuals / Stephanie Collins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collins, Stephanie, 1987- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social groups--Moral and ethical aspects.

Social groups.

Social ethics.

Physical Description:

x, 218 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.

Contents:

1 The Tripartite Model p. 1

1.1 Introducing the Tripartite Model p. 1

1.2 Nearby Issues p. 6

1.3 The Tripartite Distinction p. 10

1.3.1 Collectives p. 11

1.3.2 Coalitions p. 16

1.3.3 Combinations p. 20

1.4 The Scope of the Model p. 21

2 Arguments for Combinations' and Coalitions' Duties p. 27

2.2 Five Arguments for Combinations' and Coalitions' Duties p. 29

2.2.1 Individuals' Duties p. 29

2.2.2 Group Blameworthiness p. 33

2.2.3 Convictions p. 36

2.2.4 Human Rights p. 38

2.2.5 Demandingness p. 41

2.3 Combinations and Coalitions as Moral Agents p. 43

2.3.1 Combinations as Agents p. 46

2.3.2 Coalitions as Moral Agents p. 51

3 Against Combinations' and Coalitions' Duties p. 60

3.2 The Ability Argument p. 63

3.2.1 Abilities p. 63

3.2.2 Analysing Abilities p. 65

3.2.3 Combinations' and Coalitions' Abilities are Real p. 74

3.3 The Decision Argument p. 85

4 Coordination Duties p. 96

4.2 Responsiveness p. 97

4.3 Collectivization p. 108

4.4 The Coordination Principle p. 114

5 Differentiating Combinations and Coalitions p. 126

5.2 The Hi-Lo Example p. 127

5.3 I and We: Frames and Reasoning p. 131

5.4 Different Duties in Coalitions and Combinations p. 140

5.4.1 Moral Coalitions p. 142

5.4.2 Non-Moral Coalitions p. 145

5.4.3 Combinations p. 149

6 Collectives and Their Duties p. 153

6.2 Characterizing Collectives p. 154

6.2.1 Minimal Conditions p. 154

6.2.2 Moral Agency p. 160

6.3 The Permissiveness of the Account p. 163

6.3.1 Authorization and Dictatorships p. 164

6.3.2 Unifying Projects p. 170

6.3.3 Charters p. 172

6.4 The Irreducibility of Collectives' Duties p. 175

7 Membership Duties p. 181

7.2 Do Collectives' Duties Imply Members' Duties? p. 182

7.2.1 Discursive Dilemma Cases p. 184

7.2.2 Intra-Collective Mistrust Cases p. 189

7.3 Existing Accounts of Membership Duties p. 191

7.4 The Structure of Membership Duties p. 196.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Electronic version: Collins, Stephanie. Group duties.

ISBN:

0198840276

9780198840275

OCLC:

1083878851