Collectives' duties and collectivization duties

Collins, Stephanie

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Collectives' duties and collectivization duties

Date

2013

Authors

Collins, Stephanie

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Abstract

Plausibly, only moral agents can bear action-demanding duties. This places constraints on which groups can bear action-demanding duties: only groups with sufficient structure-call them collectives-have the necessary agency. Moreover, if duties imply abili