Nicolas Cornell, Wrongs, Rights, and Third Parties, 43 Philosophy and Public Affairs 109 (2015), available for purchase at Wiley Online Library. The word ‘wrong’ is the source of much confusion, in part because it does double duty. ‘You set the table wrong’, I might say, noting that you’ve misplaced the forks and knives. When I say that, I imply that there’s a standard against which place settings are properly judged, and that you’ve mucked things up by failing to match it. This use of the word ‘wrong’ pops up all over the place: ‘You took a wrong turn’. ‘That’s the wrong answer.’ ‘Why do I get everything wrong?’ But there’s another way to use the word ‘wrong’ … (more)
[Scott Hershovitz, JOTWELL, 11 January]
First posted 2017-01-11 15:05:15
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