The Political Responsibilities of Everyday Bystanders Contributor(s): Esquith, Stephen L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0271036672 ISBN-13: 9780271036670 Publisher: Penn State University Press OUR PRICE: $66.28 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Self-help | Personal Growth - Success - Political Science | Civics & Citizenship - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
Dewey: 302.14 |
LCCN: 2010008198 |
Physical Information: 0.96" H x 6" W x 9" (1.88 lbs) 256 pages |
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Publisher Description: In a world where every person is exposed daily through the mass media to images of violence and suffering, as most dramatically exemplified in recent years by the ongoing tragedy in Darfur, the question naturally arises: What responsibilities do we, as bystanders to such social injustice, bear in holding accountable those who have created the conditions for this suffering? And what is our own complicity in the continuance of such violence--indeed, how do we contribute to and benefit from it? How is our responsibility as individuals connected to our collective responsibility as members of a society? Such questions underlie Stephen Esquith's investigation in this book. For Esquith, being responsible means holding ourselves accountable as a people for the institutions we have built or tolerated and the choices we have made individually and collectively within these institutional constraints. It is thus more than just acknowledgment; it involves settling accounts as well as recognizing our own complicity even as bystanders. |
Contributor Bio(s): Esquith, Stephen L.: - Stephen L. Esquith is Professor of Philosophy and Dean of the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities at Michigan State University. |