Ethics for Adversaries (ebook)

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"A masterful, artful book, this set of arguments and persuasive dialogue aims to inquire into, sometimes justify, and limit vicious actions by people in adversarial roles in professional and public life."--Choice

"Ethics for Adversaries is a sustained but reasoned attack on harmful adversarial tactics common in professions, business, and politics. . . . Applbaum's [attack] is systematic and deep. It is systematic because he concentrates on possible justifications for adversariness across the board. . . . It is deep because it develops its arguments from a well-articulated moral framework. . . . Very knowledgeable, well written and argued."--Alan Goldman, Ethics

"This is an important and original contribution to moral philosophy and, in particular, to professional ethics. The argument is rigorous and well developed and the book is written with energy, flair, wit, and grace."--Alan Wertheimer, University of Vermont

"This is a brilliant approach to the vexing questions about ethical requirements of certain leading professions. No serious treatment of these issues will be able to proceed without considering Applbaum's thorough and pointed arguments. This book is, on the one hand, literate, witty and fun to read, and on the other, rigorous, careful, and technical when the argument requires it."--David Estlund, Brown University

"Ethics for Adversaries is a pathbreaking book. With a rare combination of rigorous theory and relevant examples, Arthur Applbaum presents a fair-minded and hard-hitting critique of professional ethics. He dissects the best arguments in favor of relaxing moral standards for lawyers, politicians, and adversaries in competitive practices of all kinds, and perceptively exposes their fundamental flaws."--Amy Gutmann, Princeton University0Acknowledgments Pt. I Necessary Offices 1 Ch. 1 Arguments for Adversaries 3 Ch. 2 Professional Detachment: The Executioner of Paris 15 Pt. II Roles and Reasons 43 Ch. 3 Doctor, Schmoctor: Practice Positivism and Its Complications 45 Ch. 4 The Remains of the Role 61 Ch. 5 Are Lawyers Liars? The Argument of Redescription 76 Pt. III Games and Violations 111 Ch. 6 Rules of the Game and Fair Play 113 Ch. 7 Are Violations of Rights Ever Right? 136 Ch. 8 Ethics in Equilibrium 175 Pt. IV Authority and Dissent 205 Ch. 9 Democratic Legitimacy and Official Discretion 207 Ch. 10 Montaigne's Mistake 240 Sources and Credits 261 Index 263