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Complicity and Moral Accountability (Hardcover)
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Complicity and Moral Accountability (Hardcover)
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In Complicity and Moral Accountability, Gregory Mellema presents a
philosophical approach to the moral issues involved in complicity.
Starting with a taxonomy of Thomas Aquinas, according to whom there
are nine ways for one to become complicit in the wrongdoing of
another, Mellema analyzes each kind of complicity and examines the
moral status of someone complicit in each of these ways. Mellema's
central argument is that one must perform a contributing action to
qualify as an accomplice, and that it is always morally blameworthy
to perform such an action. Additionally, he argues that an
accomplice frequently bears moral responsibility for the outcome of
the other's wrongdoing, but he distinguishes this case from cases
in which the accomplice is tainted by the wrongdoing of the
principal actor. He further distinguishes between enabling,
facilitating, and condoning harm, and introduces the concept of
indirect complicity. Mellema tackles issues that are clearly
important to any case of collective and shared responsibility and
yet are rarely discussed in depth, and he always presents his
arguments clearly, concisely, and engagingly. His account of the
nonmoral as well as moral qualities of complicity in
wrongdoing-especially of the many and varied ways in which
principles and accomplices can interact-is highly illuminating.
Liberally sprinkled with helpful and nuanced examples, Complicity
and Moral Accountability vividly illustrates the many ways in which
one may be complicit in wrongdoing.
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