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Title: Moral Engagement in Public Life

Moral Engagement in Public Life

Theorists for Contemporary Ethics

by Sharon L. Bracci (Volume editor) Clifford G. Christians (Volume editor)
©2002 Textbook XIV, 298 Pages
Theology & Philosophy
Series: Intersections in Communications and Culture, Volume 3

Summary

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 individualistic, 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.

Details

Pages
XIV, 298
Year
2002
ISBN (Softcover)
9780820457666
Language
English
Keywords
language action ethical agency
Published
New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt/M., Oxford, Wien, 2002. XIV, 298 pp.

Biographical notes

Sharon L. Bracci (Volume editor) Clifford G. Christians (Volume editor)

The Editors: Sharon L. Bracci is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. She has published numerous journal articles on intersections among communication ethics, public argument, and practical moral reasoning in media and health care contexts. She is currently Chair of the Communication Ethics Commission of the National Communication Association. Clifford G. Christians is Research Professor in the Institute of Communications Research at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He is co-author of Responsibility in Mass Communications (Third Edition, 1980), Good News: Social Ethics and the Press (1993), and Media Ethics: Cases and Moral Reasoning (Sixth Edition, 2001). He is coeditor of Jacques Ellul: Interpretative Essays (1981) and Communication Ethics and Universal Values (1997).

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