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A grammar of responsibility
- Title
- A grammar of responsibility / by Gabriel Moran.
- Author
- Moran, Gabriel.
- Publication
- New York : Crossroad Pub. Co., 1996.
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| Text | Request in advance | BJ1451 .M649 1996 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 253 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- A Grammar of Responsibility is an interesting, provocative, and careful study of the way to speak about responsibility. The term is everywhere these days but is seldom examined in any detail. And yet, responsibility is a complicated idea with a peculiar history.
- The book starts from the way people speak, using hundreds of examples from contemporary discussions. It explains the need for a grammar, that is, a consistent and comprehensive way to use the term. It goes on to analyze a host of ethical dilemmas. In each case, a "grammar of responsibility" provides a fresh look at seemingly intractable problems. The result is a book of clear ideas to help us deal intelligently with the sense of moral crisis that is widespread today.
- Subject
- Responsibility
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-247) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Talking About Responsibility -- 2. Historical Gleanings -- 3. Fundamental Distinctions -- 4. Self-Dividedness and Responsibility -- 5. Corporately Responsible -- 6. Humanly Responsible -- 7. Responsibly Present -- 8. Relatively Responsible.
- ISBN
- 0824515544
- LCCN
- 95054001
- OCLC
- ocm34024984
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries