more on this theme     |     more from this thinker     |     more from this text

---

Single Idea 23095

[filed under theme 22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / g. Moral responsibility ]

Full Idea

Why should moral responsibility be made to depend on autonomy, rather than on intelligence, education, social role, experience, or whatever?

Gist of Idea

Why should moral responsibility depend on autonomy, rather than social role or experience?

Source

John Kekes (Against Liberalism [1997], 03.3)

Book Ref

Kekes,John: 'Against Liberalism' [Cornell 1997], p.56

---

A Reaction

Social role seems a particularly good one to cite. 'I didn't really understand what I was doing.' 'But it's your job to understand!'