Ethics of an Artificial Person - Lost Responsibility in Professions and Organizations

A Stanford University Press classic.

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Summary

Artificial persons, as conceived by Hobbes, speak and act in the name of others. In modern institutions examples include: politicians, brokers, bureaucrats, and military personnel. This text focuses on the moral issue of how we can locate responsibility for the actions of artificial persons.

Product details

• Authors: Wolgast Elizabeth, Elizabeth Wolgast, Elizabeth H Wolgast, Elizabeth H. Wolgast
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9780804721035
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-2103-5
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 141 mm x 216 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 218 g
• Series: Stanford Series in Philosophy; Stanford Series in Philosophy; Stanford Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day