Morality, leadership, and public policy : on experimentalism in ethics / Eric Thomas Weber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weber, Eric Thomas.

Series:

Continuum studies in political philosophy.

Continuum studies in political philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Policy sciences.

Ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (199 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Continuum International Pub. Group, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Morality, Leadership, and Public Policy, Eric Weber argues for an experimentalist approach to moral theory in addressing practical problems in public policy. The experimentalist approach begins moral inquiry by examining public problems and then makes use of the tools of philosophy and intelligent inquiry to alleviate them. Part I surveys the uses of practical philosophy and answers criticisms including religious challenges of the approach, presenting a number of areas in which philosophers intellectual efforts can prove valuable for resolving public conflicts. Part II presents a new approa

Contents:

pt. 1. Philosophy and religion in public policy

pt. 2. Experimentalism, problem construction, and priorities

pt. 3. New technologies and experiments in judging.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613116680

9781283116688

1283116685

9781441174185

1441174184

OCLC:

726734892