Ethics and Politics: Cases and Comments

ISBN: 0830412247

Author: Amy Gutmann

Condition: Used

Learn to recognize and assess the strengths and weaknesses of moral arguments in the making of public policy with ETHICS AND CASES AND COMMENTS. You'll find coverage of the ethics of the morally questionable means--violence, deception, and corruption--that are most commonly used by public officials, as well as the ethics of the valuable but often competing ends that public officials strive to achieve. Conflicting values, scarce resources, and stakes as high as life and death combine with the duties of public office to make choices among policy goals controversial and morally difficult. Each ethical issue is paired with case studies in contemporary American politics. For example, the controversy over the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay; or issues during the campaign and election of 2004.