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    In an ordinary case of blame, such as blaming a politicia... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→A desire component is not part of what constitutes blame.

    In an ordinary case of blame, such as blaming a politician for leading us into a disastrous war, we desire that the politician hadn't led us into the war because we are generally committed to morality.

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    blame(Scanlon's contractualist account)
    A reactive attitude directed at the attitudes a person actually holds, not a judgment about whether the person could have done otherwise.
    committed to morality(as used in ethics)
    Having a genuine dedication or obligation to follow moral principles and do what's right.
    morality(Hartmann's ethics, contrasted with rule-following or purely theoretical approaches)
    A creative enterprise that demands a discerning sense for values and creative efforts at synthesis, engaging the whole person

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    A second objection to Sher’s view is due to Angela Smith (2008). Smith rejects Sher’s claim that a desire component is part of what constitutes an attitude as blame. To defend this, she invites us to consider an ordinary case of blame, say the blame we feel for a politician who leads us into a disastrous war. While we no doubt desire that the politician hadn’t led us into the war because we are generally committed to morality (and we therefore don’t enjoy the suffering of innocents), it is not c

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