Restoring Responsibility: Ethics in Government, Business, and Healthcare Contributor(s): Thompson, Dennis F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521547229 ISBN-13: 9780521547222 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $40.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2004 Annotation: Dennis Thompson argues for a more robust conception of responsibility in public life than prevails in contemporary democracies. Thompson suggests that we stop thinking about public ethics in terms of individual vices (such as selfishness or sexual misconduct) and start thinking about it in terms of institutional vices (such as abuse of power and lack of accountability). |
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BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Business & Economics | Business Ethics - Medical | Ethics |
Dewey: 174 |
LCCN: 2004040654 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.25 lbs) 349 pages |
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Contributor Bio(s): Thompson, Dennis F.: - Dennis F. Thompson is Alfred North Whitehead Professor of Political Philosophy and Professor of Government in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and Professor of Public Policy in the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. |