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



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Autore: Weber Eric Thomas Visualizza persona
Titolo: Morality, leadership, and public policy : on experimentalism in ethics / / Eric Thomas Weber Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London, : Continuum International Pub. Group, 2011
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (199 p.)
Disciplina: 303.3/4
Soggetto topico: Policy sciences
Ethics
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
Titolo autorizzato: Morality, leadership, and public policy  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-11668-5
9786613116680
1-4411-7418-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910826265903321
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Serie: Continuum studies in political philosophy.