Single Idea 23095

[catalogued under 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 Reference

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!'