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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826265903321

Autore

Weber Eric Thomas

Titolo

Morality, leadership, and public policy : on experimentalism in ethics / / Eric Thomas Weber

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Continuum International Pub. Group, 2011

ISBN

1-283-11668-5

9786613116680

1-4411-7418-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (199 p.)

Collana

Continuum studies in political philosophy

Disciplina

303.3/4

Soggetti

Policy sciences

Ethics

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

pt. 1. Philosophy and religion in public policy -- pt. 2. Experimentalism, problem construction, and priorities -- pt. 3. New technologies and experiments in judging.

Sommario/riassunto

In Morality, Leadership, and Public Policy, Eric Weber argues for an experimentalist approach to moral theory in addressing practical problems in public policy. The experimentalist approach begins moral inquiry by examining public problems and then makes use of the tools of philosophy and intelligent inquiry to alleviate them. Part I surveys the uses of practical philosophy and answers criticisms including religious challenges of the approach, presenting a number of areas in which philosophers intellectual efforts can prove valuable for resolving public conflicts. Part II presents a new approa