The transfer of duties: From individuals to states and back again
Book chapter
Collins, Stephanie and Lawford-Smith, Holly. (2016). The transfer of duties: From individuals to states and back again. In In M. Brady and M. Fricker (Ed.). The epistemic life of groups: Essays in the epistemology of collectives pp. 150 - 172 Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198759645.003.0009
Authors | Collins, Stephanie and Lawford-Smith, Holly |
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Editors | M. Brady and M. Fricker |
Abstract | We often make claims about the duties of states. One might think, for example, that Australia has a duty to legalize homosexual marriage, or that the United States has a duty to make healthcare affordable. Can such duties be explained in terms of individuals’ duties? This chapter argues that many—though not all—can. The chapter builds a general and abstract analysis of how some collectives’ duties are explained by individuals’ duties, and applies it to states in a way that retains common-sense intuitions about states’ duties. It then uses that analysis to suggest a new sense of membership in a state. The analysis depends crucially on epistemic elements, including the beliefs and transfers of information required for reciprocal recognition and intentional participation; certain other bidirectional transfers of knowledge; and the required degree of justification for certain key beliefs. |
Keywords | states; duties; membership; information; recognition; participation; transfer; knowledge |
Page range | 150 - 172 |
Year | 2016 |
Book title | The epistemic life of groups: Essays in the epistemology of collectives |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Place of publication | United States of America |
ISBN | 9780198759645 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198759645.003.0009 |
Research Group | Dianoia Institute of Philosophy |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
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