John S. Pletz

First, Do No Unjust Harm

Recognizing and Confronting Evil

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Produktbeschreibung

First, Do No Unjust Harm provides a practical framework for identifying evil and other forms of immorality. In response to the common observation that so much wrong seems to be perpetrated in the name of doing good, Pletz has taken on the task of clarifying the manner in which careful judgments and decisions about evil should be made.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 180
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 235g
• ISBN-13: 9780761825876
• ISBN-10: 0761825878
• Artikelnr.: 21468763

Autorenporträt

John S. Pletz practices law in Jefferson City, Missouri. He is the author of Being Ethical (Kroshka Books, 1999).

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Recognizing Evil and Other Forms of Immorality: A Brief Survey of Thoughts about the Nature of Evil
The Essential Elements of Evil: The Element of Harm
The Element of Responsibility for the Harm
The Element of the Lack of Justification for the Ha Chapter 4 Confronting Evil and Other Forms of Immorality: Avoiding Personal Immorality
Reasons for Not Acting Immorally
Tactics for Avoiding Immorality
Opposing Evil Around Us
Reasons for Opposing Evil Done by Others
Tactics for Opposing Evil Done by Oth Chapter 5 Index