Are public officials morally justified in threatening violence, engaging in deception, or forcing citizens to act for their own good? Can individual officials be held morally accountable for the wrongs that governments commit? Dennis Thompson addresses these questions by developing a conception of political ethics that respects the demands of both morality and politics. He criticizes conventional conceptions for failing to appreciate the difference democracy makes, and for ascribing responsibility only to isolated leaders or to impersonal organizations. His book seeks to recapture the ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780674686069ISBN:0674686063
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780674686052ISBN:0674686055
Description: Hardcover with dustjacket. 8vo. First edition. Book is in VG+ condition; there are minimal pencil marks on two pages, and a small stain on page 86 and 87. Previous owner's name is in pen on front endpaper. A tight, crisp copy. Jacket is in VG-condition; front flap is creased at corner, edges are rubbed, and there are several tiny tears along edges. Not price-clipped. In protective mylar. 263 pp. including index. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780674686069ISBN:0674686063
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date Published: 1990
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780674686069ISBN:0674686063
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Edition: First
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, and London
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780674686052ISBN:0674686055
Description: Octavo; vg/vg-; blue spine with silver text; dj, off-white spine with black text; minor shelf wear and bumping; dj, minor closed tears; else fine; ---ISBN 0-674-68605-5. Political Science. 7-24-671658. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HARVARD UNIV PR
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780674686069ISBN:0674686063
Description: New. Are public officials morally justified in threatening violence, engaging in deception, or forcing citizens to act for their own good? Can individual officials be held morally accountable for the wrongs that governments commit? Dennis Thompson addres... read more
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