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2019 | 74 | 8 | 608 – 621

Article title

K OTÁZKE KOLEKTÍVNEJ MORÁLNEJ ZODPOVEDNOSTI NEŠTRUKTÚROVANÝCH ZOSKUPENÍ

Content

Title variants

EN
On the problem of collective moral responsibility of unstructured groups

Languages of publication

SK

Abstracts

EN
The hypothesis of the article is the idea that the collective moral responsibility is meaningful also at the level of unstructured groups, which do not have a stable identity capable of persisting over time. According to the author, such a grouping does not necessarily have to fulfil the conditions specific to a structured group in order to have the status of an agent and be able to bear moral responsibility (for example to avert evil in situations requiring collective action); nor does it need to possess the qualities that are usually a prerequisite to classify an agent as responsible for its actions - such as autonomy of will, cognitive ability, intention, and control over its actions. Regarding the question of collective moral responsibility for the consequences of a collective action (or collective inactivity), the author suggests: a) to use Ricoeur's concept of responsibility in its specific moral dimension involving the relationship with others; b) to modify the archaic “all for oneˮ principle so that, instead of solidarity with the transgressor, it implies solidarity with those in distress or with those who are experiencing injustice.

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Year

Volume

74

Issue

8

Pages

608 – 621

Physical description

Contributors

  • Filozofický ústav Slovenskej akadémie vied, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

References

Document Type

Publication order reference

YADDA identifier

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