Single Idea 23100

[catalogued under 20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 4. Responsibility for Actions]

Full Idea

The ascription of collective responsibility is inconsistent with …the belief that people should be held responsible for only their own autonomous actions.

Gist of Idea

Collective responsibility conflicts with responsibility's requirement of authonomy

Source

John Kekes (Against Liberalism [1997], 04)

Book Reference

Kekes,John: 'Against Liberalism' [Cornell 1997], p.69


A Reaction

The autonomy would need to be displaced, from the decision to act to the decision of identify with the organisation. But if you invest in an evil group you are responsible for actions you never even knew occurred (never mind autonomy).