Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere

Kirk Ludwig is Professor and Chair of Philosophy at the University of Indiana Bloomington. He specializes in action theory and philosophy of language. His recent work focuses on collective action and group intentions. He has published seven books and dozens of articles on these topics.

Abstract: English common law draws a distinction between those who participate in a crime, on the one hand, and accomplices and accessories, on the other. I am concerned with the question of the moral significance of these distinctions. I approach this question from the standpoint of a general theory about responsibility of individuals in the context of collective action. I argue that in many situations, participants, accomplices, and accessories are all fully liable for the harm that occurs.

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