Written for philosophers as well as general readers interested in social and moral issues, Mapping Responsibility is a thoughtful exploration of the ambiguous terrain of moral responsibility. As a philosophical idea, responsibility poses vexing questions: What does it mean to be a responsible person - that is, one who is justly held accountable and possibly punishable for an action? In exploring this and other important questions, author Herbert Fingarette employs an interdisciplinary range of ideas. He uses the theoretical standpoints of moral philosophy, moral psychology, and psychoanalytic psychology and also taps into legal scholarship on criminal justice to discuss retribution, punishment, and the state.
- ISBN10 081269564X
- ISBN13 9780812695649
- Publish Date 15 July 2004
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 200
- Language English