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- Title
PARTIALITY AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SHARED HISTORY.
- Authors
Brewer-Davis, Nina
- Abstract
We have reasons to act differently toward some people than we do toward others, just in virtue of our relationships with them, while other relationships give rise to no special reasons. What can explain the difference between relationships that give rise to partiality and those that do not? Niko Kolodny has recently tried to explain the difference by appeal to shared history, but his account does not explain why or how shared history matters. This leaves him unable to defend his claims about which relationships call for partiality. I argue that shared history between two people is important because of the psychological connectedness that forms between them. People affect each other's values and beliefs, and this reciprocal influence grounds special reasons. This account gives us a fuller understanding of the significance of particular relationships, and as a result, calls for revisions to Kolodny's conclusions about what reasons those relationships give rise to.
- Publication
International Journal of Ethics, 2012, Vol 8, Issue 4, p355
- ISSN
1556-4444
- Publication type
Academic Journal