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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 116-128 |
| Journal | Chinese Journal of Contemporary Values |
| Volume | 2022 |
| Issue number | 04 |
| Publication status | Published - 2022 |
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In: Chinese Journal of Contemporary Values, Vol. 2022, No. 04, 2022, p. 116-128.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Thick Concepts as Social Factors of Oppression on Moral Decisions and Injustice
AU - Altinok, Ozan Altan
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Social dimension of moral responsibility has started to gain more attention in moral philosophy,be it within the network of action theory,or any other meta-ethical domain.Although there are many social acts and therefore social dimensions of responsibility,I aim to indicate one aspect of sociality in our thinking and practice,particularly in our moral thinking,that is the thick concepts.In this work,I consider Vargas’ s concept moral ecology（2015,2018） as a tool to understand certain social aspects of moral responsibility,while claiming to extend his line of thinking in moral ecology by giving a more active role to the individual agent within the ecology that she is engaged in.I claim that when we understand the relationships between the agent and her surrounding ecology in a more complex,and under certain circumstances in a rather reciprocal way,we can have a better and more nuanced understanding of non-ideal moral landscapes that we are engaged in,while maintaining a certain kind of responsibility to the agents in their social environments.I will use the term niche construction and niche selection-concept that are already at use within the similar biological line of thought within action-to refer to such situations where agents are actively shaping their environments.
AB - Social dimension of moral responsibility has started to gain more attention in moral philosophy,be it within the network of action theory,or any other meta-ethical domain.Although there are many social acts and therefore social dimensions of responsibility,I aim to indicate one aspect of sociality in our thinking and practice,particularly in our moral thinking,that is the thick concepts.In this work,I consider Vargas’ s concept moral ecology（2015,2018） as a tool to understand certain social aspects of moral responsibility,while claiming to extend his line of thinking in moral ecology by giving a more active role to the individual agent within the ecology that she is engaged in.I claim that when we understand the relationships between the agent and her surrounding ecology in a more complex,and under certain circumstances in a rather reciprocal way,we can have a better and more nuanced understanding of non-ideal moral landscapes that we are engaged in,while maintaining a certain kind of responsibility to the agents in their social environments.I will use the term niche construction and niche selection-concept that are already at use within the similar biological line of thought within action-to refer to such situations where agents are actively shaping their environments.
M3 - Article
VL - 2022
SP - 116
EP - 128
JO - Chinese Journal of Contemporary Values
JF - Chinese Journal of Contemporary Values
IS - 04
ER -