Risk, Rights, and Restitution

In "Imposing Risks," Judith Thomson gives a case in which, by turning on her stove, she accidentally causes her neighbor's death. She claims that both the following are true: (1) she ought not to have caused her neighbor's death; (2) it was permissible for her to turn her stove o...

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Published in:	Philosophical studies Vol. 128; no. 2; pp. 285 - 311
Main Author:	ZIMMERMAN, M. J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Heidelberg Springer 01-03-2006 Sringer Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Asset forfeiture Blame Expected values Intentional action Killing Morality Philosophy Restitution Russian roulette Smoke curing Theory of values and moral philosophy Theory of values and moral philosophy. Philosophy of action Torts Travel Risk Rights Duty Moral philosophy Contradiction
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