Ethics for Adversaries: The Morality of Roles in Public and Professional Life - Couverture rigide

Applbaum, Arthur Isak

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0691007128 ISBN 13 : 9780691007120

Editeur : Princeton University Press, 1999

Synopsis

This text is a philosophical inquiry into arguments that are offered to defend seemingly wrongful actions performed by those who occupy what Montaigne called "necessary office". To justify acts adversaries appeal to arguments such as, the rules of the game, fair play, social construction of actions and actors, good outcomes in equilibrium and the legitimate authority of institutions. It examines the career of Charles-Henri Sanson, who is appointed executioner of Paris by Louis XVI and serves the punitive needs of the "ancien regime" for decades. Come the French Revolution, he became the king's executioner. By exploring this extraordinary role and the arguments that can be offered in its defense, the author raises doubts about arguments in defense of less sanguinary professions and their practices.

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À propos de l?auteur

Arthur Isak Applbaum is Associate Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and Director of Graduate Fellowships in the Harvard University Program in Ethics and the Professions.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Princeton University Press
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0691007128
• ISBN 13: 9780691007120
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
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