Moral complicity: An expressivist account
| dc.contributor.advisor | Brody, Baruch | en_US |
| dc.creator | Parker, Joseph Clinton | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2009-06-04T08:35:14Z | en_US |
| dc.date.available | 2009-06-04T08:35:14Z | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2003 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | In this project, I argue that moral complicity is best conceptualized as conduct that expressively aligns one with another agent's wrongdoing. Expressive alignment occurs as a result of one agent expressing a positive desire, attitude, or belief toward another agent's (a primary agent's) wrongdoing. I use William Alston's account of illocutionary acts to elucidate the notion of complicit expression. I go on to argue that causal facilitation can also function as a form of positive expression toward a primary agent's wrongdoing. I then compare and contrast the expressivist account with accounts of complicity put forth by Sanford Kadish, Judith Kissell, and Christopher Kutz. I then argue that the wrongness of complicit conduct stems from the fact that it expresses antipathy and disregard for the moral law. Finally, I use the expressivist account to analyze three different cases of purported complicity: stem cell research, referrals for physician-assisted suicide, and the bombing of Dresden. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 183 p. | en_US |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en_US |
| dc.identifier.callno | THESIS PHIL. 2003 PARKER | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Parker, Joseph Clinton. "Moral complicity: An expressivist account." (2003) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/18558">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/18558</a>. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1911/18558 | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Philosophy | en_US |
| dc.title | Moral complicity: An expressivist account | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.type.material | Text | en_US |
| thesis.degree.department | Philosophy | en_US |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Humanities | en_US |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Rice University | en_US |
| thesis.degree.level | Doctoral | en_US |
| thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy | en_US |
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