Philosophy Talk. Tainted by the Sins of Our Fathers?

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Abstract: Imagine discovering that your grandfather was a serial killer. Would you feel guilty about it? Would you be at all tempted to contact the families of his victims? Philosophers have long thought that we can only be responsible for what is under our voluntary control, but sometimes we feel guilty about events we didn't bring about, simply because we are connected in some way to those who did. Many Germans, for instance, feel guilty about their ancestors' participation in the Nazi regime. Can we really be responsible for things outside of our control? Or are these feelings just vestiges of a more primitive moral outlook? John and Ken play innocent with Larry from Vanderbilt University, author of Sharing Responsiblity.

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Place	KALW (Radio station : San Francisco, Calif.)California
Date created	July 20, 2014
Language	English
Digital origin	born digital
Track configuration	Stereo

philosophytalk.org show page	Title Tainted by the Sins of Our Fathers?
Finding Aid	Title Philosophy Talk (SC1118)
Show#	351.0
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/mm812bm6115
Location	SC1118
Repository	Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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