From Normativity to Responsibility
Joseph Raz
Abstract
What are our duties or rights? What should we do? What are we responsible for? How do we determine the answers to these questions? This book examines and explains the philosophical issues underlying these everyday questions. It explains the nature of normativity, namely of the fact that, and belief and feelings that one should do something, that there are reasons for certain actions, or for having certain beliefs or emotions, and various basic features of reasoning about what to do. It then considers when we are responsible for our actions and omissions and offers a novel account of responsibi ... More
Keywords: normativity, responsibility, rationality, reason, reasons, intentions, intentional action, reasoning, epistemic reasons, practical reasons
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2011 | Print ISBN-13: 9780199693818 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: January 2012 | DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199693818.001.0001 |
