Gilbert’s claim in her article is that groups can be morally responsible in pretty much the same way if they were just an individual person. Scholars have been attempting to understand the plural subject support for a collectivist claim. According to Gilbert, a person cannot efficiently support the collectivist concept of collective ethical responsibility in the terms of what is known as “plural subject account.”. Margaret Gilbert supports her claim of what she defines as “plural subject account” of shared intentions to validate the rationality of collective responsibilities. Gilbert does so in large part by centering in on joint assurances. According to Gilbert, group intentions occur when two or more people establish the plural subject for…show more content… The first possible outcome is team reasoning, which is a characteristic method of strategic practical reasoning. Team reasoning was established to tackle specific problems in Game Theory for events pointing to the rationality of picking cooperative choices in strategic circumstances in events such as the Prisoner’s Dilemma. The concept shows that games show instinctively more rational results with people choosing the situation which is best for the group. The participatory purpose is considered in positions for the characteristic reasoning that leads to its development. Gilbert has supported that members in shared activity are forced to do their part in activities. Gilbert’s example in walking together, involved two example children so-called Jack and Sue. Jack does a task that is not in the best interest for walking together, maybe such as walking fast resulting in Sue falling behind, therefore Sue by this concept is allowed to scold Jack. Gilbert implies that it is essential in shared activity and intention that each person has a commitment to do their part in the specific activity or in completing that
