Responsibility Project
The Sense of Responsibility Worth Worrying About
– Publications –
Paper “Rethinking Functionalist Accounts of Blame”
Shawn Wang’s paper “Rethinking Functionalist Accounts of Blame” was accepted for publication by The Journal of Ethics.
Paper “The Point of Blaming AI Systems”
Leonhard Menges’ and Hannah Altehenger’s paper “The Point of Blaming AI Systems” was accepted for publication by the Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy.
Book chapter “Blaming”, in Routledge Handbook of Responsibility
Leonhard Menges has contributed a chapter, “Blaming”, to the Routledge Handbook of Philosophy, edited by Max Kiener.
Paper “Responsibility, Free Will, and the Concept of Basic Desert”
Leonhard Menges’ paper “Responsibility, Free Will, and the Concept of Basic Desert” was accepted for publication by Philosophical Studies.
Paper “On the Top-Down Argument for the Ability to Do Otherwise”
Leonhard Menges’ paper “On the Top-Down Argument for the Ability to Do Otherwise” was accepted for publication by Erkenntnis.
Paper “The Kind of Blame Skeptics Should Be Skeptical About”
Leonhard Menges’ paper “The Kind of Blame Skeptics Should be Skeptical About” was published in the Canadian Journal of Philosophy.
– Activities –
Workshop with Glen Pettigrove on “Anger and Forgiveness”
On 5–6 July 2023, the Salzburg Ethics Group hosted an in-person workshop in Salzburg with Glen Pettigrove, centered on his book manuscript on forgiveness and anger. Comments on the manuscript were given by Irene Buchholz and Andrew Law, Daphne Brandenburg, Kathleen Connelly, and Andreas Müller. Talks were given by Daphne Brandenburg, Andreas Brekke Carlsson, Per Erik Milam, and Shawn Wang.
Workshop “Topics in Moral Responsibility”
On 6–8 July 2022, the Salzburg Ethics Group and Hannah Altehenger hosted an online workshop on topics in moral responsibility. The keynote speakers were Victoria McGeer and Matthew Talbert. Papers were contributed for discussion by Rachel Achs, Alisabeth Ayers, Andreas Brekke Carlsson, Leonhard Menges, Daniel Telech, and Shawn Wang.
Salzburg Ethics Group 