Mark Blitz

Duty Bound

Responsibility and American Public Life

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Produktbeschreibung

Duty Bound examines the link between character and politics, focusing on the importance of responsibility in American public and professional life. Mark Blitz tackles contemporary questions while exploring the critical role responsibility plays in a wide range of fields including politics, philanthropy, biotechnology, education, and law. The result is a lasting contribution to our understanding of one of AmericaOs classic virtues.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. März 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 377g
• ISBN-13: 9780742533011
• ISBN-10: 0742533018
• Artikelnr.: 21589822

Autorenporträt

Mark Blitz is Fletcher Jones Professor of Political Philosophy at Claremont McKenna College.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Introduction Chapter 2 Responsibility and Modern Virtue Chapter 3
Responsibility and Politics Chapter 4 Responsibility and Foreign Affairs
Chapter 5 Law and Responsibility Chapter 6 Political Responsibility of the
Media Chapter 7 Liberal Responsibility Chapter 8 Responsibility and
Biotechnology Chapter 9 Locke's Doctrine of Responsible Action

Rezensionen

A brilliant and original essay on virtue today. Our earnest responsibility may lack splendor, but Mark Blitz makes a dull thing fascinating. -- Harvey Mansfield, Harvard University Mark Blitz has written a beautifully crafted study of liberal ethics which can intellectually and politically provoke the specialist in political philosophy, the policy maker reflecting on responsible individual political action, and the general reader interested in the problem of freedom and responsibility in American Public life. -- Ken Deutsch, SUNY Geneseo Duty Bound is replete with arresting insights and makes an argument that is an important one in our current political environment, where wrangles over an unpopular foreign war and nominations to the Supreme Court, among other things, not infrequently seem to reach new heights of partisan irresponsibility. Claremont Review Of Books Recommendeddddd CHOICE This book is a useful contribution to the discussions of political ethics and the nature of political action within a liberal democracy. The book's style is highly accessible to novices and professionals and both will come away from their encounter with a sense of a deeper understanding of the questions and concerns. Political Studies Review In this splendid book, Mark Blitz uncovers, in fine and concrete detail, the moral fibers that animate a healthy liberal democracy. It's a must for anyone interested in contemporary politics. -- Jerry Weinberger, Michigan State University Recommended CHOICE