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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      January 2010
      September 2004
      ISBN:
      9780511617423
      9780521838306
      9780521547222
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511617423
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.598kg, 360 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.53kg, 360 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Politics: General Interest, Politics and International Relations, Philosophy, Political Philosophy
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    Politics: General Interest, Politics and International Relations, Philosophy, Political Philosophy
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    In this important 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 so much about public ethics 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 or political theory and will be read by professionals and graduate students in schools of political science, public policy, law, public health, journalism and business.

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    ‘This collection is much better than most … for two reasons. First of all, it is written by someone who actually knows both moral philosophy and organizational behavior. Second, it manages to view individuals as both moral agents and institutionally bound actors together - without merging individuals as moral agents with their institutional roles - by shifting our attention in ethics from a focus on individual vice to a focus on institutional vice. This latter move is very important.’

    Marion Smiley - Brandeis University

    ‘… well-written and intellectually stimulating …‘.

    Source: The British Journal of Leadership in Public Services

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