A view of moral responsibility (grounded in a distinction that, in most ordinary cases, would render the attribution of responsibility impossible) should be rejected even by a deontologist.
However, the central themes of citizenship, rights and responsibilities, grounded on a clear foundation of values and principles seeking greater equality, empowering individuals rather than reinforcing dependency and promoting social cohesion, provide a powerful and informed analysis for others to inherit "to carry the fire and light the spark".
The complexities concern the incidence of responsibility, the grounds of responsibility, the items between which causal connection must be demonstrated, and the variety of relationships that can in some sense be regarded as causal.
NASA's associate administrator for space science, Dr. Edward Weiler, said his agency had not actively sought responsibility for ground-based astronomy.
The same people who bet big on Mr. Romney, and lost, are now trying to win by stealth — in the name of fiscal responsibility — the ground they failed to gain in an open election.
Since they are the airline's responsibility, the ground and in-flight crews follow strict guidelines in handling these young passengers.
The report, chaired by one of BAA's non-executive directors, transport specialist Professor David Begg, said there was significant room for improvement across the Heathrow operation - from executive decision-making to the responsibilities of ground staff.
These responsibilities are grounded in those common moral norms -- relating to justice, integrity, honesty, and the like, including (no small thing) respect for law -- that are the "glue" that holds society together.
Lloyds Bank declined to accept any responsibility on the grounds that the transfer was made by the Fishers and it was merely following their instructions.
Mr. Breivik, the self-described commander of the Norwegian Resistance Movement, has admitted to killing 77 people in a rampage last July, but according to the story in today's Times has "denied criminal responsibility on the grounds that he was protecting Norway from Islamic immigration".
