Responsibility

by Darling-Smith, Barbara; Ames, Roger T.; Chappell, Thomas M.; Eckel, M David; Lännström, Anna; Miles, Margaret R.; Nightingale, Andrea; Parekh, Bhikhu; Rockefeller, Steven C.; Roochnik, David; Tauber, Alfred I.; Zank, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780739120286
• ISBN10: 073912028X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-04-18
• Publisher: LEXINGTON BOOKS

Summary

In this book philosophers, scholars of religion, and activists address the theme of responsibility. Dr. Barbara Darling-Smith brings together an enlightening collection of essays that analyze the ethics of responsibility, its relational nature, and its global struggle.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Responsibility and Selfhood
Responsible Fictions	p. 15
Responsibility without a Self	p. 27
"The Way Is Made in the Walking": Responsibility as Relational Virtuosity	p. 41
"Where Art Thou?" Biblical Perspectives on Responsibility	p. 63
Responsible Roles Toward Other Human Beings
Moral Responsibility in a Democratic Society	p. 79
Am I My Brother's Keeper? An Aristotelian Take on Responsibility for Others	p. 97
Tasteless Historical Stories: A Historical Theologian's Responsibility to Past and Present	p. 113
Balancing Medicine's Moral Ledger: Realigning Trust and Responsibility	p. 129
Responsibilities of Corporations: Managing Profitably and Morally	p. 149
Responsibility Toward Nonhuman Beings and the Earth
Toward an Art of Dwelling	p. 161
Ecological and Social Responsibility: The Making of the Earth Charter	p. 179
The Earth Charter	p. 199
Index	p. 207
About the Contributors	p. 211
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.