Moral Responsibility and the Problem of Many Hands

by Sjoerd D. Zwart, Ibo van de Poel, Lamber Royakkers

Book Overview

When many people are involved in an activity, it is often difficult, if not impossible, to pinpoint who is morally responsible for what, a phenomenon known as the 'problem of many hands.' This term is increasingly used to describe problems with attributing individual responsibility in collective settings in such diverse areas as public administration, corporate management, law and regulation, technological development and innovation, healthcare, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138838551
• ISBN13: 9781138838550
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.1"