Relationality without obligation

James H P Lewis*

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Abstract

Some reasons are thought to depend on relations between people, such as that of a promiser to a promisee. It has sometimes been assumed that all reasons that are relational in this way are moral obligations. I argue, via a counter example, that there are non-obligatory relational reasons. If true, this has ramifications for relational theories of morality.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)238-246
Number of pages9
JournalAnalysis
Volume82
Issue number2
Early online date4 Mar 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2022

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