Moral Engagement in Public Life
Subtitle: Theorists for Contemporary Ethics (Intersections in Communications and Culture, V. 3)
Contributors: Sharon L. Bracci (Editor); Clifford G. Christians (Editor)
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
Published: November 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780820457666
Subjects: Communication; Journalism; Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Philosophy; Ethics
Description: "Ethical evaluation of language and action has relied historically on the western, monocultural assumptions of classical ethical theory. But persistent contemporary critiques undermine the moral force of ethical agency as individualist, autonomous, and rationalistic. Contributors to Moral Engagement in Public Life take up the search for intellectual resources in light of these challenges by explicating twelve theorists in moral philosophy and communication ethics.

Two classical theorists, Aristotle and Confucius, provide longstanding themes of ongoing relevance and serve as a point of departure for ten contemporary thinkers whose own perspectives are, in part, a response to classical thought in the current context. Together these theorists expand the conceptual domain crossculturally and internationally for understanding ethical discourse and action in practical and professional life."--BOOK JACKET.