Responsibility is a key concept in our moral, social and political thinking, but is not itself properly understood. In this book J.R. Lucas elucidates it in terms of answerability--the obligation to answer the question: Why did you do it? He develops this account to include negative responsibility-- Why did you not do something about it?-- and shared responsibility, which together yield the rationale of political responsibility. In disentangling these two strands of argument, he points out potential conflicts between them within our ideal of responsible government. He exposes the flaws in...
Responsibility is a key concept in our moral, social and political thinking, but is not itself properly understood. In this book J.R. Lucas elucidates...
The author, who pioneered this argument in 1961, here places it in the context of traditional discussions of the problem, and answers various criticisms that have been made.
The author, who pioneered this argument in 1961, here places it in the context of traditional discussions of the problem, and answers various criticis...
The Conceptual Roots of Mathematics is a comprehensive study of the foundation of mathematics. Lucas shows us that the philosophy of mathematics is actually at the heart of the study of epistemology and metaphysics.
The Conceptual Roots of Mathematics is a comprehensive study of the foundation of mathematics. Lucas shows us that the philosophy of mathematics is ac...
