Ethics and self-knowledge

Ethics and self-knowledge: respect for self-interpreting agents

by Lucas, Peter,, Dr

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This book explores the theoretical basis of our ethical obligations to others as self-knowing beings - this task being envisaged as an essential supplement to a traditional ethic of respect for persons. Authoritative knowledge of others brings with it certain obligations, which are reflected in (inter alia) the moral and legal safeguards designed to ensure that certain information is 'put out of play' for job selection purposes etc. However, the theoretical basis for such obligations has never …

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Ethics and self-knowledge : respect for self-interpreting agents / by Peter Lucas.

Summary

This book explores the theoretical basis of our ethical obligations to others as self-knowing beings - this task being envisaged as an essential supplement to a traditional ethic of respect for persons. Authoritative knowledge of others brings with it certain obligations, which are reflected in (inter alia) the moral and legal safeguards designed to ensure that certain information is 'put out of play' for job selection purposes etc. However, the theoretical basis for such obligations has never been fully clarified. This book begins by identifying a distinctive class of 'interpretive' moral wrongs (including stereotyping, discrimination and objectification). It then shows how our obligations in respect of these wrongs can be understood, drawing on insights from the tradition of philosophical reflection on recognition.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2011.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Springer
  • Place of Publication:Dordrecht
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2011.

The Physical Object

  • Description:xii, 205 pages ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9400715595, 9789400715592, 9789400715608, 9400715609
  • oclc:ocn728580656
  • LC Classification:BJ1533.R42
  • Dewey Decimal:177.5

Table of Contents

pt. 1. Respect for persons and interpretive moral wrongs -- pt. 2. Sources and foundations.

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Subjects

Connaissance de soi Conscience de soi Respect de la personne Respect for persons Self-consciousness (Awareness) Self-knowledge, Theory of

Writers

Lucas, Peter,, Dr

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