Restoring responsibility : essays on ethics in government, business, and healthcare / Dennis F. Thompson.
"In this collection of essays Dennis Thompson argues for a more robust conception of responsibility in public life than prevails in contemporary democracies. He suggests that we should stop thinking about public ethics so much in terms of individual vices (such as selfishness or sexual miscondu...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2005.
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| Online Access: | Sample text |
| Summary: | "In this collection of essays Dennis Thompson argues for a more robust conception of responsibility in public life than prevails in contemporary democracies. He suggests that we should stop thinking about public ethics so much in terms of individual vices (such as selfishness or sexual misconduct) and start thinking about it more in terms of institutional vices (such as abuse of power and lack of accountability)." "Combining theory and practice with many concrete examples and proposals for reform, these essays could be used in courses in applied ethics, legal process, political science, and political theory. They can be read with profit by professionals and by students in graduate schools of public policy, law, public health, medicine, journalism, management, and business."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Item Description: | Collection of previously published articles. |
| Physical Description: | viii, 349 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0521838304 9780521838306 0521547229 9780521547222 |