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Responsibility is defined in this 5 page paper. Three types of responsibility are discussed : causal, legal and moral. Other ways of looking at responsibility are addressed. Was Paris Hilton responsible for her fate? This is just one example used in the context of this interesting look at a simple concept. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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beginners that they must take responsibility for their actions and that no one else is to blame. Therapists do this a lot too. Dr. Phil is a good example of
that. Yet, some people in society like to blame big business or the government for their woes. They may blame government paradigms like capitalism or socialism for their state of
affairs. Why is responsible for problems when they arise? There seems to be enough blame to go around. Yet, the question really goes to who is responsible for which actions?
Obviously, the idea of responsibility seems to be more complicated than the simple term implies. Yet, responsibility is a common word. Many people ponder the term and realize that it
means something serious, or difficult. They know that if they are viewed as being responsible for something, it puts stress upon them. What is responsibility anyway? One definition is
as follows: "Condition, quality, fact, or instance of being responsible; obligation, accountability, dependability, etc." ("Responsibility," 2007). That is a fair definition, but responsibility does mean different things to different people.
For example, some people define responsibility only in respect to how it is related to accountability (Terry, 1968). This suggests that if someone is not accountable, or technically responsible for
something going wrong, they are not otherwise responsible. In essence, under this idea, someone who cannot be sued for something is not legally responsible, nor are they morally responsible. Others
might beg to differ with that assessment. Honderich (1995) distinguishes the different types of responsibility, which are causal, legal and moral. Someone who is causally responsible is responsible for
bringing something to fruition, either directly or indirectly (Honderich, 1995). Moral responsibility means that someone has a moral obligation and should either be praised or blamed for an action related
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