What is it to blame someone, and when are would-be blamers in a position to do so? What function does blame serve in our lives, and is it a valuable way of relating to one another? The essays in this volume explore answers to these and related questions.
Patsy MacLemoore, a history professor in her late twenties with a brand-new Ph.D. from Berkeley and a wild streak, wakes up in jail--yet again--after another epic alcoholic blackout.
BLAME!
The Gods are Not to Blame
He argues that no one is to blame , that the question itself is false , and that the answer lies in the defects of Russian society . Thus it is the " alienations imposed by ' cursed Russian reality ' that are to blame ' for this triple ...
"IT veteran Dave Zweiback describes an incident that threatens the very existence of a large financial institution, and the counterintuitive steps its leadership took to stop the downward spiral.
Scapegoats are a universal phenomenon, appearing in all societies at all times in groups large and small, in public and private organizations.
Blaming the Victim
This ground-breaking collection of research-based chapters addresses the themes of shame, blame and culpability in their historical perspective in the broad area of crime, violence and the modern state, drawing on less familiar territories ...
Does it have a value? How does it connect to guilt and other emotions? How does it fit into, and with, various theories of moral responsibility? In this volume, leading moral philosophers explore a range of debates about self-blame.
Mothers today are blamed for a host of problems. Drawing together the work of prominent scholars and journalists, and individual cases, BAD MOTHERS marks an important contribution to the literature on motherhood.