Justifying Blame

Maureen Sie was born in 1966, in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. She is employed as Assistant Professor of Meta-ethics at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Her research concerns questions of Meta-ethics and theories of moral responsibility. Her most recent publication is the co-edited volume Reasons of One’s Own (Ashgate, 2004). Her previous publications on the subject of responsibility are: “Responsibility in Autonomy Undermining Circumstances,” Ethical Perspectives, 5, (1998), pp. 30–35; “Goodwill, Determinism and Justification,” Human Action, Deliberation and Causation, Jan Bransen and Stefaan E. Cuypers (eds.). Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, (1998), pp. 113–129; “Freedom and Blameworthiness,” Moral Responsibility and Ontology, Ton van den Beld (ed.). Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers (2000), pp. 113–128; “Mad, Bad, or Disagreeing? On Moral Competence and Responsibility,” Philosophical Explorations, 3 (September). Assen: Van Gorcum, (2001), pp. 262–281.

• Editorial Foreword by Gerhold K. BeckerForeword by Paul RussellPrefaceONE Responsibility, Determinism, and FreedomTWO Practical Compatibilism and Ultimacy PessimismTHREE Freedom and Blameworthy ActionsFOUR Blameworthy Actions and Normative DisagreementsFIVE Ultimacy Pessimism and the Question of AuthorityWorks CitedGlossaryAbout the AuthorIndex