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Omissions - Agency, Metaphysics, and Responsibility (Paperback)
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Omissions - Agency, Metaphysics, and Responsibility (Paperback)
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Philosophical theories of agency and responsibility have focused
primarily on actions and activities. But, besides acting, we often
omit to do or refrain from doing certain things. Omitting or
refraining, like acting, can have consequences, good and bad. And
we can be praiseworthy or blameworthy for omitting or refraining.
However, omitting and refraining are not simply special cases of
action; they require their own distinctive treatment. In Omissions,
Randolph Clarke offers the first comprehensive account of these
phenomena, addressing three main questions: What is an omission?
What is it to intentionally not do a certain thing? And what does
it take to be morally responsible for omitting or refraining?
Clarke examines the connection between negligence and omission, the
distinction between doing and allowing, and the distinction in law
between act and omission. With its attention to a previously
neglected topic, Omissions broadens our understanding of human
agency.
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