Ethics for Adversaries

Arthur Isak Applbaum

ISBN 10: 0691007128 / ISBN 13: 9780691007120

Edité par Princeton University Press, 1999

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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.

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 bibliographiques

Titre : Ethics for Adversaries
Éditeur : Princeton University Press
Date d'édition : 1999
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Fair
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket