Abstract
Can Kantians distinguish unfair free riding from innocent coordination? If they cannot, the whole approach is flawed. This paper develops a novel solution. Free riders, as I will put it, fail to make their conduct conditional on other people’s preferences. They refuse to do their part regardless of what others prefer. It is not just that other people share the same preferences - as alternative accounts have it - but that the free rider does not care whether they do or do not share the same preferences. The same does not carry over to innocent coordination.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 62-85 |
Number of pages | 24 |
Journal | Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 29 Nov 2024 |
Publication status | Published - 2024 |