The Epistemology of Group Duties: What We Know and What We Ought to do
In Group Duties, Stephanie Collins proposes a ‘tripartite’ social ontology of groups as obligation-bearers. Producing a unified theory of group obligations that reflects our messy social reality is challenging and this ‘three-sizes-fit-all’ approach promises clarity but does not always keep that pr...
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University of Vienna
2022-03-01
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In Group Duties, Stephanie Collins proposes a ‘tripartite’ social ontology of groups as obligation-bearers. Producing a unified theory of group obligations that reflects our messy social reality is challenging and this ‘three-sizes-fit-all’ approach promises clarity but does not always keep that promise. I suggest considering the epistemic level as primary in determining collective obligations, allowing for more fluidity than the proposed tripartite ontology of collectives, coalitions and combinations.
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| spelling | doaj.art-3e681a633e514f6eb24e331d4c9b0d452023-05-28T07:32:10ZengUniversity of ViennaJournal of Social Ontology2196-96632022-03-0161The Epistemology of Group Duties: What We Know and What We Ought to doAnne Schwenkenbecher0Murdoch University In Group Duties, Stephanie Collins proposes a ‘tripartite’ social ontology of groups as obligation-bearers. Producing a unified theory of group obligations that reflects our messy social reality is challenging and this ‘three-sizes-fit-all’ approach promises clarity but does not always keep that promise. I suggest considering the epistemic level as primary in determining collective obligations, allowing for more fluidity than the proposed tripartite ontology of collectives, coalitions and combinations. https://journalofsocialontology.org/index.php/jso/article/view/6751 |
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