Duties to Make Friends

Collins, Stephanie

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Duties to Make Friends

Date

2013

Authors

Collins, Stephanie

Publisher

Kluwer Academic Publishers

Abstract

Why, morally speaking, ought we do more for our family and friends than for strangers? In other words, what is the justification of special duties? According to partialists, the answer to this question cannot be reduced to impartial moral principles. Acco