Subjunctive Hypocrisy
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چکیده
It is commonly thought that agents lack the standing to blame in cases where their would be hypocritical. Jack for instance, seem Gerald being rude local barista if he has himself been baristas past. Recently, it suggested need not even have displayed any such rudeness order his qualify as hypocritical; suffice too barista, were Gerald’s situation. The latter an instance of subjunctive hypocritical blame; Jack’s because committed wrong question, but do so under particular circumstances. Many philosophers endorse a kind symmetry between ordinary and they maintain lacks either or sense. However, I believe are mistaken so. argue asymmetry blame: only former should taken compromise agent’s standing.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Ergo
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2330-4014']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3998/ergo.2263