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" The moral foundations of social institutions : "
Seumas Miller.
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951338
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| Main Entry
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Miller, Seumas.
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The moral foundations of social institutions : : a philosophical study /\ Seumas Miller.
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Cambridge ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2010.
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1 online resource (x, 371 pages)
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0511671091
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: 9780511671098
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: 9781282486713
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0521744393
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0521767946
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9780521744393
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9780521767941
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-356) and index.
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| Contents
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Theory -- A teleological account of institutions -- The moral foundations of institutions -- Individual autonomy : agency and structure -- Collective moral responsibility -- Institutional corruption -- Applications -- The professions -- Welfare institutions -- The university -- The police -- The business corporation -- Institutions and information and communication technology -- Government.
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In this book, Seumas Miller examines the moral foundations of contemporary social institutions. Offering an original general theory of social institutions, he posits that all social institutions exist to realize various collective ends, indeed, to produce collective goods. He analyses key concepts such as collective responsibility and institutional corruption. Miller also provides distinctive special theories of particular institutions, including governments, welfare agencies, universities, police organizations, business corporations, and communications and information technology entities. These theories are philosophical and, thus, foundational and synoptic in character. They are normative accounts of a sampling of contemporary social institutions, not descriptive accounts of all social institutions, both past and present. Miller also addresses various ethical challenges confronting contemporary institutional designers and policymakers, including the renovation of the international financial system, the 'dumbing down' of the media, the challenge of world poverty, and human rights infringements by security agencies combating global terrorism.
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Social ethics.
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Social institutions.
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Institution
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Moral
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Cultural Policy.
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Social ethics.
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Social institutions.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Anthropology-- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Popular Culture.
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Sozialeinrichtung
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Sozialethik
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| Dewey Classification
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306.01
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HM826.M55 2010
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5,1ssgn
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CC 7200rvk
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