Graduation Year
2021
Date of Submission
12-2004
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Philosophy and Public Affairs
Reader 1
Dustin Locke
Abstract
Typically, actions are sources of moral wrongdoing. Beliefs being a potential source of moral wrongdoing is known as doxastic wronging. In her paper, A Tale of Two Doctrines: Moral Encroachment and Doxastic Wronging, Professor Rima Basu outlines the conditions for a doxastic wrong. They are (1) directed (2) beliefs that are (3) wrong in virtue of the content that is believed. In this paper, I will explain the argument and show that beliefs cannot be a source of moral wrongdoing. One cannot “call out” beliefs for being morally wrong because beliefs, on their own, do not morally wrong.
Recommended Citation
Elhari, Ibrahim, "Can you call someone out for a belief?" (2021). CMC Senior Theses. 2907.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/2907
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
