Abstract
I challenge the adequacy of David Brink’s “master principle” of culpability. I allege that it fails to account for the moral relevance of ignorance of wrongdoing. I describe three cases in which I believe that Brink’s theory of normative competence cannot account for the significance of a variable that bears on culpability. In most of this paper I attempt to anticipate and reply to the various responses Brink might offer to my challenge.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 305-314 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Criminal Law and Philosophy |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2025 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Philosophy
- Law
Keywords
- Blameworthiness
- Culpability
- Ignorance
- Responsibility
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