Exploring the intricate dynamics of collective responsibility and individual guilt, this book delves into how societal institutions complicate moral accountability. It critiques Kantianism and consequentialism for their shortcomings in addressing complicity, advocating for a more nuanced understanding of accountability. By examining our relationships within social groups, the author presents a philosophical framework that emphasizes the necessity of individual responsibility in the context of collective actions, reshaping contemporary moral theory.
Christopher Kutz Books
May 15, 1967


On War and Democracy
- 344 pages
- 13 hours of reading
Introduction : war, politics, democracy -- Democratic security -- Citizens and soldiers : the difference uniforms make -- A modest case for symmetry : are soldiers morally equal? -- Leaders and the gambles of war : against political luck -- War, democracy, and Secrecy : secret law -- Must a democracy be ruthless? : torture and existential politics -- Humanitarian intervention and the new democratic holy wars -- Drones and democracy -- Democracy and the death of norms -- Democratic states in victory : vae victis? -- Looking backward : democratic transitions and the choice of justice.