Agency, Negligence and Responsibility

doi:10.1017/9781108628228

This collection of essays represents a ground-breaking collaboration between moral philosophers, action theorists, lawyers and legal theorists to set a fresh research agenda on agency and responsibility in negligence. The complex phenomenon of responsibility in negligence is analysed from multi- and interdisciplinary perspectives, shedding light on key ethical and legal issues related to agency and negligence to impact substantive law and policy-making in different jurisdictions. The volume introduces new debates and questions old assumptions, inviting the reader to rethink substantive law and practical ethical reflection.

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Agency, Negligence and Responsibility
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Agency, Negligence and Responsibility - Title page
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Contents
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Contributors
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Acknowledgements
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Introduction
pp 1-12
- By Veronica Rodriguez-Blanco, George Pavlakos
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Part I - Will and Blameworthiness
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Chapter 1 - The Problem of Pure Negligence
pp 15-36
- By Gideon Rosen
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Chapter 2 - Unwitting Omissions, Mistakes and Responsibility
pp 37-56
- By Erasmus Mayr
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Chapter 3 - “How Could You?”
pp 57-74
The Moral Import of Obliviousness
- By Gideon Yaffe
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Chapter 4 - Varieties of Negligence and Complications for Moral Blameworthiness
pp 75-96
- By William J. FitzPatrick
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Part II - Agency, Reasons and Inadvertence
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Chapter 5 - The Possibility of Pure Negligence
pp 99-117
- By Gary Watson
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Chapter 6 - Agent-Relativity without Control
pp 118-135
Grounding Negligence on Normative Relations
- By George Pavlakos
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Chapter 7 - The Boundaries of Negligence
pp 136-153
- By Matt King
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Chapter 8 - The Backward-Looking Puzzle of Responsibility in Negligence
pp 154-166
Some Preliminary Thoughts for Understanding Inadvertent Actions
- By Veronica Rodriguez-Blanco
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Chapter 9 - Responsibility and Agency
pp 167-184
- By Emmanuel Voyiakis
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Part III - The Significance of Action in Negligence
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Chapter 10 - What Is It to Do Nothing?
pp 187-204
- By Constantine Sandis
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Chapter 11 - Rape, Recklessness and Sexist Ideology
pp 205-222
- By Elinor Mason
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Chapter 12 - From Law to Moral Philosophy in Theorizing about Negligence
pp 223-241
- By Benjamin C. Zipursky
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Bibliography
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Index
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Contents

Agency, Negligence and Responsibility
pp i-ii

Agency, Negligence and Responsibility - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Figures
pp ix-ix

Contributors
pp x-x

Acknowledgements
pp xi-xii

Introduction
pp 1-12

Part I - Will and Blameworthiness
pp 13-96

Chapter 1 - The Problem of Pure Negligence
pp 15-36

Chapter 2 - Unwitting Omissions, Mistakes and Responsibility
pp 37-56

Chapter 3 - “How Could You?”
pp 57-74

Chapter 4 - Varieties of Negligence and Complications for Moral Blameworthiness
pp 75-96

Part II - Agency, Reasons and Inadvertence
pp 97-184

Chapter 5 - The Possibility of Pure Negligence
pp 99-117

Chapter 6 - Agent-Relativity without Control
pp 118-135

Chapter 7 - The Boundaries of Negligence
pp 136-153

Chapter 8 - The Backward-Looking Puzzle of Responsibility in Negligence
pp 154-166

Chapter 9 - Responsibility and Agency
pp 167-184

Part III - The Significance of Action in Negligence
pp 185-241

Chapter 10 - What Is It to Do Nothing?
pp 187-204

Chapter 11 - Rape, Recklessness and Sexist Ideology
pp 205-222

Chapter 12 - From Law to Moral Philosophy in Theorizing about Negligence
pp 223-241

Bibliography
pp 242-256

Index
pp 257-260

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