ABSTRACT

The kinds of collective intentions that are required by the prevailing notion of collective moral responsibility are notoriously difficult to locate. Hence, we are frequently reluctant to pursue collective moral responsibility in either theory or practice. But, I argue below, such reluctance is not necessary. For, contrary to conventional wisdom, we do not have to accept the prevailing notion of collective moral responsibility or the standards of intentionality associated with it. Instead, we can develop an alternative (and hopefully better) notion of collective moral responsibility and associate it with standards of intentionality that at least some groups can meet.