Ethics for adversaries: the morality of roles in public and professional life
Auteur :
Applbaum, Arthur Isak
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691057392
Date de publication :
30 juil. 2000
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
425 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Offers an inquiry into arguments that are offered to defend seemingly wrongful actions performed by those who occupy what Montaigne called 'necessary offices'. This book begins by examining the career of Charles-Henri Sanson, who is appointed executioner of Paris by Louis XVI and serves the punitive needs of the ancient regime for decades.