Duty Bound Responsibility and American Public Life

by Blitz, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780742533028
• ISBN10: 0742533026
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-02-17
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Duty Bound examines the link between character and politics, focusing on the importance of responsibility in American public and professional life. Mark Blitz tackles contemporary questions while exploring the critical role responsibility plays in a wide range of fields including politics, philanthropy, biotechnology, education, and law. The result is a lasting contribution to our understanding of one of AmericaOs classic virtues. 9780742533073 The book explores the cultural and intellectual worlds of the

Author Biography

Mark Blitz is Fletcher Jones Professor of Political Philosophy at Claremont McKenna College.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	1	(6)
1 Responsibility and Modern Virtue	7	(18)
2 Responsibility and Politics	25	(32)
3 Responsibility and Foreign Affairs	57	(16)
4 Law and Responsibility	73	(16)
5 The Political Responsibility of the Media	89	(16)
6 Liberal Responsibility	105	(20)
7 Responsibility and Biotechnology	125	(20)
8 Locke's Doctrine of Responsible Action	145	(26)
Index	171	(6)
About the Author	177