Ethics in Public Administration A Philosophical Approach

Name: Ethics in Public Administration A Philosophical Approach
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ISBN: 9780275943110

ISBN-10: 0275943119

ISBN-13: 9780275943110

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Authors: Patrick J. Sheeran

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Ethics in Public Administration provides public administrators with a theoretical knowledge of ethical principles and a practical framework for applying them. Sheeran reviews the place of ethics in philosophy, links it to political and administrative theory and practice, and analyzes the ethical theories and concepts from which ethical principles are derived. Before delving into ethics as part of philosophy, Sheeran provides the reader with a brief overview of philosophy and its principal subjects, including ontology, epistemology, and psychology. He offers several definitions of ethics, and discusses both the objectivist (absolutist) and interpretivist ("situation ethics") perspectives.…

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List price: $95.00
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 4/30/1993
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 180
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.44" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Status of Ethics in Public Administration


Philosophy and Ontology as the Foundation of Ethics


Epistemology and Psychology as the Roots of Ethics


The Focus of Ethics Is Human Actions


The Morality of Human Actions


Laws, Rules, Regulations, and Conscience as Sources of Ethical Guidance


Human Rights and Duties


Duties Toward Ourselves


Duties Toward Other


Human Beings Man's Rights to Private Property


Social Ethics


The Rights and Duties of Man as a Member of Society


Conclusion