Democracy and Moral Development : A Politics of Virtue / / David L. Norton |
Autore | Norton David L. |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , [1991] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 198 p. ) |
Disciplina | 172 |
Soggetto topico |
Political ethics - History
Ethics, Comparative Ethics - Greece |
ISBN |
0-520-91721-9
0-585-03179-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE. Classical Liberalism: Individuality Recovered But Misdirected -- CHAPTER TWO. Individuality Reconceived and Redirected: The Doctrine of Developmental Democracy -- CHAPTER THREE. Implementation of Developmental Democracy: Focus Upon Adolescence -- CHAPTER FOUR. Meaningful Work to Meaningful Living: The Virtues and Politics -- CHAPTER FIVE. Responsibilities and Rights -- CHAPTER SIX. Community as the Sociality of True Individuals -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Good Government -- Notes -- Index |
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Norton David L. | ||
Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , [1991] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The ethics of governance : moral limits of policy decisions / / Shashi Motilal, Keya Maitra, Prakriti Prajapati |
Autore | Motilal Shashi |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (234 pages) |
Disciplina | 172 |
Soggetto topico | Political ethics - History |
ISBN | 981-16-4043-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Authors -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Normative Ethics and Applied Ethics -- 1.2 Ethics in Governance or Ethics and Governance? -- 1.3 Role of Ethics in Governance: Mapping the Relation Between the Two -- 1.4 About the Book: Scope and Overview -- 1.5 Methodology -- 1.6 Chapter Summaries -- References -- 2 The Role of Public Practical Reasoning in Good Governance -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Why have a government? -- 2.3 Difference Between Government and Governance -- 2.3.1 Principles of Good Governance in a Democracy -- 2.4 Justice as a Normative Value of Good Governance -- 2.5 The Role of Public Reason in a Democracy -- 2.6 The Role of Public Practical Reasoning in Good Governance: Rational Versus Reasonable -- 2.7 Social Choice Theory and Its Framework for Governance -- 2.8 Major Western Ethical Frameworks and Concepts -- 2.8.1 Consequences Versus The Principles Paradigm -- 2.8.2 The Good or the Right Act -- 2.9 Alternate Ethical Frameworks -- 2.9.1 The Good and the Right Act: The Idea of Dharma -- 2.9.2 Care, Capability and the Virtue Ethics Approach -- 2.9.3 Interdependence, Compassion and Ubuntu -- 2.10 Models of Governance Based on Different Ethical Frameworks -- 2.11 What is a Public Policy? -- 2.11.1 Steps in Framing a Public Policy, and the Significance and Limits of Its Normative Content -- 2.11.2 Limits to Ethics in the Domain of Public Policy -- References -- 3 Introducing the Cases -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Case I: The Sardar Sarovar Project -- 3.2.1 The Project -- 3.2.2 Timeline of the Project -- 3.2.3 Sustainable Development: A Few Core Values to Consider -- 3.2.4 Ethical Considerations in the SSP -- 3.3 Case II: Animal Experimentation in India -- 3.4 Case III: Reservation Policy in India -- 3.4.1 A Brief History of the Reservation System in India -- References.
4 Western Consequence-Based Ethics: Cost Versus Benefits -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Anatomy of a Cost-Benefit Analysis Approach -- 4.3 From the Cost-Benefit Analysis to Consequentialism -- 4.3.1 Utilitarianism: The Principle of Utility and the Greatest Happiness Principle -- 4.3.2 Prominent Utilitarian: Jeremy Bentham -- 4.3.3 Prominent Utilitarian: John Stuart Mill -- 4.3.4 Evaluating the Principle of Utility -- 4.4 Versions of Consequentialism: Utilitarianism and Beyond -- 4.5 Strength of Consequentialism -- 4.6 Objections to Consequentialism -- References -- 5 Principle-Based Ethics: Means Versus Ends -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Immanuel Kant: Consequences do not matter -- The Motive behind the action does! -- 5.2.1 Two Kinds of Motives/Intentions: Motives of Inclination Versus Motives of Duty -- 5.3 The Moral Law as the Source and Authority of Duty -- 5.4 Duty determined by the Two Formulations of the Moral Law -- 5.4.1 Examples of 'Duty' in Kant's Moral Philosophy -- 5.4.2 Can there be exceptions to performing the Moral Duty? -- 5.5 Human Dignity and Human Rights -- 5.6 Relevance of Kant's Moral Philosophy for Governance -- 5.7 Dharma: The Principle of Duty in the Bhagavad Gita -- 5.7.1 Mohandas K. Gandhi on Dharma, Nishkama Karma and Anasakti Yoga -- 5.8 Transition from Individual Morality to Institutional/Collective Morality -- 5.9 John Rawls' Justice as 'Fairness': Equality Versus Equity -- 5.10 Rawls' 'Thought Experiment' and the 'Veil of Ignorance' -- 5.11 Principles of Justice for Social Institutions -- 5.11.1 Rawls' 'Difference Principle' and Gandhi's Principle of 'Poorna Swaraj' (Complete Self-rule) -- 5.12 Justice as Entitlement: Robert Nozick's 'Minimal State' (Libertarianism) -- 5.13 Contemporary Cosmopolitanism -- 5.14 Principles of Cosmopolitanism and Public Policy. 5.15 Individual and Collective Responsibilities for Global Problems -- References -- 6 Human Well-Being: Moving Beyond Social Welfare and Human Rights -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Welfare Versus Well-Being: The Means Versus the End of Good Living -- 6.3 Functionings and Capabilities -- 6.4 Substantive Freedom, Well-Being Freedom and Agency Freedom -- 6.5 Enhancing Capabilities Versus Protecting Human Rights -- 6.6 How does Capability link with the Well-Being of a Person? -- 6.7 Nussbaum's List of Capabilities accommodating cultural differences -- 6.8 Strengths and Weaknesses of the Capability Approach -- 6.9 Can Capabilities be measured? The Incommensurability Problem -- 6.10 Individual and Collective Capabilities -- References -- 7 Care, Community, Compassion and Virtue: Decolonizing Our Moral Landscape -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Virtue Ethics -- 7.2.1 Basic Elements of Virtue Ethics -- 7.2.2 Implications of Virtue Ethics for Public Policy -- 7.3 Feminist Care Ethics -- 7.3.1 Ethics of Care -- 7.3.2 Care Ethics and Policy Matters -- 7.4 Non-western Ethical Traditions, Concepts and Perspectives -- 7.4.1 Hindu Ethics -- 7.4.2 Buddhist Ethics -- 7.4.3 Hospitality, Buen Vivir and Ubuntu: A Few Indigenous and African Ethical Concepts -- 7.5 Conclusion -- References -- 8 Revisiting the Cases: The Ethical Toolbox in Praxis -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.1.1 Case Study 1: The Sardar Sarovar Project -- 8.1.2 Development, Democracy and the Environment -- 8.2 Case Study 2: Animal Experimentation in India -- 8.3 Case Study 3: The Reservation Policy in India -- References -- 9 Conclusion: Ethics of Governance: Moral Limits of Policy Decisions -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 An Expanded, Versatile and Effective Toolbox for Governance: Highlights -- 9.3 Limits of Ethics in Governance. 9.3.1 The Role of the Philosopher/Ethicist in Institutional Ethics Committees of Government Institutions -- References -- Index. |
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Motilal Shashi | ||
Singapore : , : Springer, , [2021] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Etica del plurale [[electronic resource] ] : giustizia, riconoscimento, responsabilità / / a cura di Egle Bonan, Carmelo Vigna |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Milano, : Vita e pensiero Università, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | xvii, 318 p |
Disciplina | 170 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BonanEgle
VignaCarmelo |
Collana | Filosofia morale |
Soggetto topico |
Ethics - History
Political ethics - History Justice (Philosophy) - History |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910145920703321 |
Milano, : Vita e pensiero Università, 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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On civic republicanism : ancient lessons for global politics / / edited by Geoffrey C. Kellow and Neven Leddy |
Autore | Kellow Geoffrey |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | University of Toronto Press, 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (437 pages) : digital file |
Disciplina | 321.8/6 |
Soggetto topico |
Republicanism - History
Political ethics - History |
Soggetto non controllato |
Political Science
Aristotle Athens David Hume Democracy Jean-Jacques Rousseau Montesquieu Niccolò Machiavelli Republicanism |
ISBN |
9781442637498
1442637498 9781442625464 1442625465 9781487511395 1487511396 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Includes bibliographical references |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910136397903321 |
Kellow Geoffrey | ||
University of Toronto Press, 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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