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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453103203321

Autore

Hauptman Robert <1941->

Titolo

Authorial ethics [[electronic resource] ] : how writers abuse their calling / / Robert Hauptman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, MD, : Lexington Books, c2011

ISBN

1-299-44426-1

0-7391-3446-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (362 p.)

Disciplina

808/.02

Soggetti

Academic writing - Moral and ethical aspects

Authorship - Moral and ethical aspects

Truthfulness and falsehood

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half title; Title; Coyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Preliminaries; 1 Introduction; The Humanities; 2 Journalism; 3 History; 4 Life Writing; 5 Literature; 6 Art; The Social Sciences; 7 Psychology and Sociology; 8 Anthropology; The Sciences; 9 Physics and Biomedicine; Other Areas; 10 Business and Economics; 11 Law; Extrapolation; 12 A Concise Theory of Authorial Ethics; 13 Concluding Remarks; References; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Authorial Ethics is a study of the ways in which writers abrogate their implicit and explicit commitment to honesty and truth. It encompasses all disciplines and is both theoretical and applied.