Responsibility has become the qqueen of modern virtues, q Winston Davis argues, even if there is no consensus as to what responsibility means. This illuminating collection of essays encompasses conceptions of responsibility around the globe, as discussed by leading scholars in the fields of philosophy, anthropology, intellectual history, religious studies, classics, and law. Including qLaw as Response to Thouq by Walter Brueggemann, qJewish Philosophers after Heidegger: Levinas and Jonas on Responsibilityq by Lawrence Vogel, qThe American Founders' Responsibilityq by Ralph Lerner, and qReligious Freedom and Civic Responsibilityq by Amy Gutmann, Taking Responsibility provides a rich dialogue of diverse voices describing the many historical senses of responsibility as well as the vastly different approaches to being responsible that we experience in the modern world.This illuminating collection of essays encompasses conceptions of responsibility around the globe, as discussed by leading scholars in the fields of philosophy, anthropology, intellectual history, religious studies, classics, and law.
Title | : | Taking Responsibility |
Author | : | Winston Davis |
Publisher | : | University of Virginia Press - 2001 |
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