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Responsibility
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Published
| Publication date | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Host publication | Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics |
| Editors | Ruth Chadwick |
| Place of publication | San Diego |
| Publisher | Academic Press |
| Pages | 821-828 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Edition | 2nd |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-0-12-373632-1 |
| Original language | English |
Abstract
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.
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