Reparations, Responsibility, and Formalism: A Reply to Carnes

Raff Donelson

doi:10.1007/s11406-020-00237-y

Reparations, Responsibility, and Formalism: A Reply to Carnes

Raff Donelson

Chicago-Kent College of Law

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Abstract

In a recent paper, Thomas Carnes develops a novel argument for reparations for historical injustices. This Reply shows that Carnes succeeds only at the cost of invoking an implausible formalism. The Reply also presents in brief a simpler argument for reparations.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	643–649
Journal	Philosophia
Volume	49
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-020-00237-y
State	Published - Jul 1 2020

Keywords

Attributive responsibility
Cost-spreading
Formalism
Functionalism
Reparations
Substantive responsibility

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