The Resource Agency and responsibility : a common-sense moral psychology, Jeanette Kennett
Agency and responsibility : a common-sense moral psychology, Jeanette Kennett
Resource Information
The item Agency and responsibility : a common-sense moral psychology, Jeanette Kennett represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri Libraries.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item Agency and responsibility : a common-sense moral psychology, Jeanette Kennett represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri Libraries.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- "Taking the problem of weakness of will as her starting point, Jeanette Kennett builds an account of moral agency which gives a central place to the capacity for self-control. Her account of the exercise and limits of self-control vindicates the common-sense distinction between weakness of will and compulsion and so underwrites our ordinary allocations of moral responsibility. She addresses a range of topics in moral psychology, such as the nature of valuing and desiring, conceptions of virtue, moral conflict, and the varieties of recklessness (here characterised as culpable bad judgement) - and does so in terms which make their relations to each other and to the challenges of real life obvious. Agency and Responsibility concludes by testing the accounts developed of self-control, moral failure and moral responsibility against the hard cases provided by acts of extreme evil."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- viii, 229 pages
- Note
- Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Monash University, early 1990s
- Contents
-
- Socratic Account
- McDowell's Account of Moral Motivation
- Three Problems with McDowell's View
- 3.
- Humean Accounts of Reasons and Motivation: Davidson and Decision Theory
- Davidson's Account of Incontinence
- Problems with Davidson's Account
- Scepticism about Practical Reason
- Decision Theory and Weakness of Will
- Hierarchical Accounts of Weakness of Will
- 1.
- Objections to Hierarchical Accounts
- 4.
- Wanting and Valuing
- Plato, Aristotle, and Watson: The Parts of the Soul
- Nature of the Connection between Reason and Desire
- Reasons and Rational Agents
- Rational Action
- Conclusion: Towards an Account of Self-control
- 5.
- Taxonomy of Agent-control
- Introduction: Moral Psychology and Common Sense
- Self-control, External Control, and Intentional Agency
- Self-control and Instrumental Rationality
- Autonomy, Orthonomy, and Self-control
- How is Orthonomous Self-control Exercised?
- Broad Orthonomy and the Limits of Self-control
- 6.
- Moral Failures and Moral Responsibility: Recklessness, Weakness, Compulsion
- Compulsive Agent
- Weak-willed Agent
- Reckless Agent
- Scepticism about Philosophy
- Varieties of Recklessness
- Recklessness, Self-control, and Moral Responsibility
- 7.
- Moral Failure and Moral Responsibility: The Problem of Evildoers
- Rogues' Gallery
- Detachment, Engagement, and Holding Responsible
- Evil Actions, Self-control, and Moral Responsibility
- Freedom, Recklessness, and Responsibility
- Intuition, Convention, and Common Sense
- What does Common Sense Say?
- How is Common Sense to be Defended?
- 2.
- Classical Theories of Reasons and Motivation
- Isbn
- 9780198236580
- Label
- Agency and responsibility : a common-sense moral psychology
- Title
- Agency and responsibility
- Title remainder
- a common-sense moral psychology
- Statement of responsibility
- Jeanette Kennett
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Taking the problem of weakness of will as her starting point, Jeanette Kennett builds an account of moral agency which gives a central place to the capacity for self-control. Her account of the exercise and limits of self-control vindicates the common-sense distinction between weakness of will and compulsion and so underwrites our ordinary allocations of moral responsibility. She addresses a range of topics in moral psychology, such as the nature of valuing and desiring, conceptions of virtue, moral conflict, and the varieties of recklessness (here characterised as culpable bad judgement) - and does so in terms which make their relations to each other and to the challenges of real life obvious. Agency and Responsibility concludes by testing the accounts developed of self-control, moral failure and moral responsibility against the hard cases provided by acts of extreme evil."--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kennett, Jeanette
- Dewey number
- 170/.1/9
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- BJ45
- LC item number
- .K46 2001
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Ethics
- Psychology and philosophy
- Self-control
- Will
- Ethiek
- Verantwoordelijkheid
- Zelfcontrole
- Psychologische aspecten
- Verantwortungsbewusstsein
- Moralpsychologie
- Label
- Agency and responsibility : a common-sense moral psychology, Jeanette Kennett
- Note
- Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Monash University, early 1990s
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-225) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Socratic Account
- McDowell's Account of Moral Motivation
- Three Problems with McDowell's View
- 3.
- Humean Accounts of Reasons and Motivation: Davidson and Decision Theory
- Davidson's Account of Incontinence
- Problems with Davidson's Account
- Scepticism about Practical Reason
- Decision Theory and Weakness of Will
- Hierarchical Accounts of Weakness of Will
- 1.
- Objections to Hierarchical Accounts
- 4.
- Wanting and Valuing
- Plato, Aristotle, and Watson: The Parts of the Soul
- Nature of the Connection between Reason and Desire
- Reasons and Rational Agents
- Rational Action
- Conclusion: Towards an Account of Self-control
- 5.
- Taxonomy of Agent-control
- Introduction: Moral Psychology and Common Sense
- Self-control, External Control, and Intentional Agency
- Self-control and Instrumental Rationality
- Autonomy, Orthonomy, and Self-control
- How is Orthonomous Self-control Exercised?
- Broad Orthonomy and the Limits of Self-control
- 6.
- Moral Failures and Moral Responsibility: Recklessness, Weakness, Compulsion
- Compulsive Agent
- Weak-willed Agent
- Reckless Agent
- Scepticism about Philosophy
- Varieties of Recklessness
- Recklessness, Self-control, and Moral Responsibility
- 7.
- Moral Failure and Moral Responsibility: The Problem of Evildoers
- Rogues' Gallery
- Detachment, Engagement, and Holding Responsible
- Evil Actions, Self-control, and Moral Responsibility
- Freedom, Recklessness, and Responsibility
- Intuition, Convention, and Common Sense
- What does Common Sense Say?
- How is Common Sense to be Defended?
- 2.
- Classical Theories of Reasons and Motivation
- Control code
- 44727771
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- viii, 229 pages
- Isbn
- 9780198236580
- Lccn
- 00060671
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)44727771
- Label
- Agency and responsibility : a common-sense moral psychology, Jeanette Kennett
- Note
- Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Monash University, early 1990s
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-225) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Socratic Account
- McDowell's Account of Moral Motivation
- Three Problems with McDowell's View
- 3.
- Humean Accounts of Reasons and Motivation: Davidson and Decision Theory
- Davidson's Account of Incontinence
- Problems with Davidson's Account
- Scepticism about Practical Reason
- Decision Theory and Weakness of Will
- Hierarchical Accounts of Weakness of Will
- 1.
- Objections to Hierarchical Accounts
- 4.
- Wanting and Valuing
- Plato, Aristotle, and Watson: The Parts of the Soul
- Nature of the Connection between Reason and Desire
- Reasons and Rational Agents
- Rational Action
- Conclusion: Towards an Account of Self-control
- 5.
- Taxonomy of Agent-control
- Introduction: Moral Psychology and Common Sense
- Self-control, External Control, and Intentional Agency
- Self-control and Instrumental Rationality
- Autonomy, Orthonomy, and Self-control
- How is Orthonomous Self-control Exercised?
- Broad Orthonomy and the Limits of Self-control
- 6.
- Moral Failures and Moral Responsibility: Recklessness, Weakness, Compulsion
- Compulsive Agent
- Weak-willed Agent
- Reckless Agent
- Scepticism about Philosophy
- Varieties of Recklessness
- Recklessness, Self-control, and Moral Responsibility
- 7.
- Moral Failure and Moral Responsibility: The Problem of Evildoers
- Rogues' Gallery
- Detachment, Engagement, and Holding Responsible
- Evil Actions, Self-control, and Moral Responsibility
- Freedom, Recklessness, and Responsibility
- Intuition, Convention, and Common Sense
- What does Common Sense Say?
- How is Common Sense to be Defended?
- 2.
- Classical Theories of Reasons and Motivation
- Control code
- 44727771
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- viii, 229 pages
- Isbn
- 9780198236580
- Lccn
- 00060671
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)44727771
Library Links
Embed
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.library.missouri.edu/portal/Agency-and-responsibility--a-common-sense-moral/XMCLAcdYubc/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.library.missouri.edu/portal/Agency-and-responsibility--a-common-sense-moral/XMCLAcdYubc/">Agency and responsibility : a common-sense moral psychology, Jeanette Kennett</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.library.missouri.edu/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.library.missouri.edu/">University of Missouri Libraries</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Item Agency and responsibility : a common-sense moral psychology, Jeanette Kennett
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.library.missouri.edu/portal/Agency-and-responsibility--a-common-sense-moral/XMCLAcdYubc/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.library.missouri.edu/portal/Agency-and-responsibility--a-common-sense-moral/XMCLAcdYubc/">Agency and responsibility : a common-sense moral psychology, Jeanette Kennett</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.library.missouri.edu/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.library.missouri.edu/">University of Missouri Libraries</a></span></span></span></span></div>
