IV.—Conflicting Social Obligations

Obligations as Social Constructs

In this paper we formalize sanction-based obligations in the context of Searle’s notion of construction of social reality. In particular, we define obligations using a counts as conditional, Anderson’s reduction to alethic modal logic and Boella and Lesmo’s normative agent. Our analysis presents an alternative criticism to the weakening rule, which has already been criticized in the philosophic...

Obligations as Social Constructs

In this paper we formalize sanction-based obligations in the context of Searle’s construction of social reality. In particular, we define obligations using a counts as conditional, Anderson’s reduction to alethic modal logic and Boella and Lesmo’s normative agent. Our analysis presents an alternative criticism to the weakening rule, which has already been criticized in the philosophical literat...

Japan Votes: Rational Choices and Social Obligations

Social Norms Versus Social Responsibility: Punishing Transgressions under Conflicting Obligations

Working papers are in draft form. This working paper is distributed for purposes of comment and discussion only. It may not be reproduced without permission of the copyright holder. Copies of working papers are available from the author. Acknowledgments We thank Nicholas P. Lovrich and the Division of Government Studies and Services at Washington State University for the opportunity to work wit...

Non-problems and Social Obligations in Human-computer Conversation