{"product_id":"not-in-their-name-are-citizens-culpable-for-their-states-actions-new-topics-in-applied-philosophy-0198833660","title":"Not In Their Name: Are Citizens Culpable For Their States' Actions? (New Topics in Applied Philosophy)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0198833660\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lawford-Smith, Holly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are many actions that we attribute, at least colloquially, to states. Given their size and influence, states are able to inflict harm far beyond the reach of a single individual. But there is a great deal of unclarity about exactly who is implicated in that kind of harm, and how we should think about responsibility for it. It is a commonplace assumption that democratic publics both authorize and have control over what their states do; that their states act in their name and on their behalf. In Not In Their Name, Holly Lawford-Smith approaches these questions from the perspective of social ontology, asking whether the state is a collective agent, and whether ordinary citizens are members of that agent. If it is, and they are, there's a clear case for democratic collective culpability. She explores alternative conceptions of the state and of membership in the state; alternative conceptions of collective agency applied to the state; the normative implications of membership in the state; and both culpability (from the inside) and responsibility (from the outside) for what the state does. Ultimately, Lawford-Smith argues for the exculpation of ordinary citizens and the inculpation of those working in public services.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51669155578144,"sku":"NEW0198833660","price":49.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71hgchyVVuL.jpg?v=1779040703","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/not-in-their-name-are-citizens-culpable-for-their-states-actions-new-topics-in-applied-philosophy-0198833660","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}