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: Elizabeth H Wolgast, Elizabeth H. Wolgast
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.1992
• EAN: 9780804720342
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-2034-2
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 376 g
• Series: Stanford Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law