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Introduction Introduction
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1. Making Space for Moral Indifference 1. Making Space for Moral Indifference
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2. The Target of Moral Indifference: The Ability to Make a Moral Difference 2. The Target of Moral Indifference: The Ability to Make a Moral Difference
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3. The Distinct Wrong of Moral Indifference 3. The Distinct Wrong of Moral Indifference
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4. Basic Second-Personal Regard 4. Basic Second-Personal Regard
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5. The Indifferent Stance 5. The Indifferent Stance
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6. The Value of Moral Indifference 6. The Value of Moral Indifference
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7. Conclusion 7. Conclusion
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References References
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Abstract
The paper elucidates a neglected relational wrong, moral indifference, which consists in ignoring or “blanking” someone such that they are deprived of the chance to make a moral difference. Typical examples include not acknowledging an apology, or refraining from expressing reactive attitudes, in relation to a capable agent. The paper identifies the distinct forms and modes in which moral indifference shows up, on the occurrent, dispositional, or structural levels, ultimately arguing that moral indifference consciously denies others the status of equally authoritative sources of valid claims. As a globalist response to another’s agential abilities, moral indifference can wrong others in more fundamental ways than other relational wrongs. In fact, it can threaten their very agency—and not just momentarily—by prompting self-questioning and agential uncertainty. In marginal cases, however, moral indifference can be a legitimate form of self-protection. The paper also has implications for current treatments of crucial moral concepts like recognition respect, basic second-person regard and the debate about the Strawsonian participant- and objective stances.
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