Abstract
In Group Duties, Stephanie Collins proposes a ‘tripartite’ social ontology
of groups as obligation-bearers. Producing a unified theory of group obligations that
reflects our messy social reality is challenging and this ‘three-sizes-fit-all’ approach
promises clarity but does not always keep that promise. I suggest considering the
epistemic level as primary in determining collective obligations, allowing for more
fluidity than the proposed tripartite ontology of collectives, coalitions and
combinations.