Alan Cribb
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- May 2006
- ISBN:
- 9780199242733
- eISBN:
- 9780191603549
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0199242739.003.0004
- Subject:
- Philosophy, Moral Philosophy
This chapter introduces the concept of health-policy ethics by exploring the nature and ethics of health promotion. The main concern is to highlight the implications of the issues reviewed for the ...
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This chapter introduces the concept of health-policy ethics by exploring the nature and ethics of health promotion. The main concern is to highlight the implications of the issues reviewed for the theory and practice of healthcare ethics when it shifts from a clinical to a more societal focus. It begins by identifying generalizations about health promotion broadly conceived and some of the distinctive features of health-promotion ethics. Some of the fundamental continuities between health promotion and more conventional healthcare are discussed.Less
This chapter introduces the concept of health-policy ethics by exploring the nature and ethics of health promotion. The main concern is to highlight the implications of the issues reviewed for the theory and practice of healthcare ethics when it shifts from a clinical to a more societal focus. It begins by identifying generalizations about health promotion broadly conceived and some of the distinctive features of health-promotion ethics. Some of the fundamental continuities between health promotion and more conventional healthcare are discussed.
Anna L. Peterson
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- February 2006
- ISBN:
- 9780195183337
- eISBN:
- 9780199784691
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0195183339.001.0001
- Subject:
- Religion, Religion and Society
Seeds of the Kingdom explores the utopian religious ethics practiced in Amish settlements in the United States Midwest and in former war zones in El Salvador. These communities stand as ...
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Seeds of the Kingdom explores the utopian religious ethics practiced in Amish settlements in the United States Midwest and in former war zones in El Salvador. These communities stand as a counter-example to dominant trends not only in agriculture and economics, but also in political and religious culture. Residents organize their lives according to social ethics drawn from the Anabaptist and progressive Catholic streams within Western Christianity. Out of these traditions, they have developed a this-worldly Christian utopianism that provides both a guide for everyday life and a long-term vision of a possible future. This book offers a detailed portrait of these communities’ histories, environmental and social practices, religious values, and hopes for the future. It compares the differences and commonalities in their ethical systems, in the context of the larger religious traditions and social movements out of which they emerge. Another important area of comparison is the communities’ efforts to develop sustainable farming practices, as part of a larger argument about the importance of agriculture for both social and environmental ethics. Although the Amish and Salvadoran communities differ in many important aspects, their collective experiences suggest that efforts to create more environmentally sustainable practices and societies have a greater chance of success if they share certain common traits. These include a strong collective identity and commitment to the common good; deep attachment to local landscapes and species combined with awareness of larger dynamics; a desire to preserve non-human as well as human lives; and a utopian horizon that provides both goals and the hope of reaching them.Less
Seeds of the Kingdom explores the utopian religious ethics practiced in Amish settlements in the United States Midwest and in former war zones in El Salvador. These communities stand as a counter-example to dominant trends not only in agriculture and economics, but also in political and religious culture. Residents organize their lives according to social ethics drawn from the Anabaptist and progressive Catholic streams within Western Christianity. Out of these traditions, they have developed a this-worldly Christian utopianism that provides both a guide for everyday life and a long-term vision of a possible future. This book offers a detailed portrait of these communities’ histories, environmental and social practices, religious values, and hopes for the future. It compares the differences and commonalities in their ethical systems, in the context of the larger religious traditions and social movements out of which they emerge. Another important area of comparison is the communities’ efforts to develop sustainable farming practices, as part of a larger argument about the importance of agriculture for both social and environmental ethics. Although the Amish and Salvadoran communities differ in many important aspects, their collective experiences suggest that efforts to create more environmentally sustainable practices and societies have a greater chance of success if they share certain common traits. These include a strong collective identity and commitment to the common good; deep attachment to local landscapes and species combined with awareness of larger dynamics; a desire to preserve non-human as well as human lives; and a utopian horizon that provides both goals and the hope of reaching them.
F.M.L. Thompson (ed.)
- Published in print:
- 2003
- Published Online:
- January 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780197262795
- eISBN:
- 9780191753954
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- British Academy
- DOI:
- 10.5871/bacad/9780197262795.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, Cultural History
This book contains the texts of 17 lectures, delivered to the British Academy in 2001. Topics include Chinese Mountain Painting, prosperity and power in the age of Bede and Beowulf, Glyn Dwr, ...
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This book contains the texts of 17 lectures, delivered to the British Academy in 2001. Topics include Chinese Mountain Painting, prosperity and power in the age of Bede and Beowulf, Glyn Dwr, Shakespeare's sense of an exit, learning, liberty, poetry, social ethics, the House of Savoy during the Risorgimento, the disease of language and the language of disease, Gertrude Stein's differential syntax, Keith Douglas, Common Law's approach to property, Welfare-to-Work and genes.Less
This book contains the texts of 17 lectures, delivered to the British Academy in 2001. Topics include Chinese Mountain Painting, prosperity and power in the age of Bede and Beowulf, Glyn Dwr, Shakespeare's sense of an exit, learning, liberty, poetry, social ethics, the House of Savoy during the Risorgimento, the disease of language and the language of disease, Gertrude Stein's differential syntax, Keith Douglas, Common Law's approach to property, Welfare-to-Work and genes.
Nancy P. Kropf
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- January 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780195394641
- eISBN:
- 9780199863365
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195394641.003.0002
- Subject:
- Social Work, Communities and Organizations
This chapter introduces the values, ethics, and practices that comprise social work, and examines the profession's rich history of working to improve the lives of individuals and to create a more ...
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This chapter introduces the values, ethics, and practices that comprise social work, and examines the profession's rich history of working to improve the lives of individuals and to create a more just society. It includes a historical summary of some of the major events that have shaped the profession, and then explores ethics and values as the foundation of social work practice. The chapter also examines the proliferation of various social work contexts and roles, and some of the major concepts such as empowerment and resilience that are keys to contemporary social work. Finally the chapter turns to the future of social work and some of the issues that will shape the profession in coming years. It offers a way to appreciate how social work and restorative justice practices share some common ground, while maintaining unique practice positions.Less
This chapter introduces the values, ethics, and practices that comprise social work, and examines the profession's rich history of working to improve the lives of individuals and to create a more just society. It includes a historical summary of some of the major events that have shaped the profession, and then explores ethics and values as the foundation of social work practice. The chapter also examines the proliferation of various social work contexts and roles, and some of the major concepts such as empowerment and resilience that are keys to contemporary social work. Finally the chapter turns to the future of social work and some of the issues that will shape the profession in coming years. It offers a way to appreciate how social work and restorative justice practices share some common ground, while maintaining unique practice positions.
Richard Harries and Stephen Platten (eds)
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- May 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780199571833
- eISBN:
- 9780191722264
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199571833.001.0001
- Subject:
- Religion, Religion and Society
When Barack Obama praised the writings of philosopher theologian Reinhold Niebuhr in the run up to the 2008 US Presidential Elections, he joined a long line of top politicians who closely engaged ...
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When Barack Obama praised the writings of philosopher theologian Reinhold Niebuhr in the run up to the 2008 US Presidential Elections, he joined a long line of top politicians who closely engaged with Niebuhr's ideas, including Tony Benn, Jimmy Carter, Martin Luther King Jr., and Dennis Healey. Beginning with his early ministry amongst industrial workers in early 20th century Detroit, Niebuhr displayed a passionate commitment to social justice that infused his life's work. Rigorously championing ‘Christian Realism’, he sought a practically orientated intellectual engagement with the political challenges of his day. His ideas on International Relations have also helped to shape debate amongst leading academic thinkers and policy makers. In both Christian and secular contexts he continues to attract new readers today. In this re-evaluation both critics and disciples of Niebuhr's work reflect on his notable contribution to Christian social ethics, the Christian doctrine of humanity, and the engagement of Christian thought with contemporary politics. The authors expertise from both sides of the Atlantic, indicating how a re-evaluation of Niebuhr's thought can help inform contemporary debates on Christian social ethics and other wider theological issues.Less
When Barack Obama praised the writings of philosopher theologian Reinhold Niebuhr in the run up to the 2008 US Presidential Elections, he joined a long line of top politicians who closely engaged with Niebuhr's ideas, including Tony Benn, Jimmy Carter, Martin Luther King Jr., and Dennis Healey. Beginning with his early ministry amongst industrial workers in early 20th century Detroit, Niebuhr displayed a passionate commitment to social justice that infused his life's work. Rigorously championing ‘Christian Realism’, he sought a practically orientated intellectual engagement with the political challenges of his day. His ideas on International Relations have also helped to shape debate amongst leading academic thinkers and policy makers. In both Christian and secular contexts he continues to attract new readers today. In this re-evaluation both critics and disciples of Niebuhr's work reflect on his notable contribution to Christian social ethics, the Christian doctrine of humanity, and the engagement of Christian thought with contemporary politics. The authors expertise from both sides of the Atlantic, indicating how a re-evaluation of Niebuhr's thought can help inform contemporary debates on Christian social ethics and other wider theological issues.
GERTRUDE HIMMELFARB
- Published in print:
- 2003
- Published Online:
- January 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780197262795
- eISBN:
- 9780191753954
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- British Academy
- DOI:
- 10.5871/bacad/9780197262795.003.0009
- Subject:
- History, Cultural History
This chapter highlights the differences between the British and French Enlightenments by focusing upon a subject that has not received much attention: the distinctive social ethics in the two ...
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This chapter highlights the differences between the British and French Enlightenments by focusing upon a subject that has not received much attention: the distinctive social ethics in the two traditions. The political and institutional reasons for the disparities between the two Enlightenments include the differing relationship of the monarchy to the aristocracy in the two countries, of the aristocracy to the middle classes, of the central government to local government, and of the state to the church. No less important, however, were the philosophical differences. Where the British idea of compassion lent itself to a variety of practical, meliorative policies to relieve and improve social conditions, the French appeal to reason could be satisfied with nothing less than the ‘regeneration’ of man.Less
This chapter highlights the differences between the British and French Enlightenments by focusing upon a subject that has not received much attention: the distinctive social ethics in the two traditions. The political and institutional reasons for the disparities between the two Enlightenments include the differing relationship of the monarchy to the aristocracy in the two countries, of the aristocracy to the middle classes, of the central government to local government, and of the state to the church. No less important, however, were the philosophical differences. Where the British idea of compassion lent itself to a variety of practical, meliorative policies to relieve and improve social conditions, the French appeal to reason could be satisfied with nothing less than the ‘regeneration’ of man.
Stephen Backhouse
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199604722
- eISBN:
- 9780191729324
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199604722.003.0002
- Subject:
- Religion, Religion and Society, Philosophy of Religion
The role of the state and the place of the nation in Christian thought forms the backbone of Bishop Hans Lassen Martensen's speculative system. The chapter examines the issue as it appears in ...
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The role of the state and the place of the nation in Christian thought forms the backbone of Bishop Hans Lassen Martensen's speculative system. The chapter examines the issue as it appears in Martensen's ‘ethical’ works, most notably the Outline to a System of Morals and Social Ethics. Martensen was concerned to elaborate a theology that ‘goes beyond’ Hegel's extreme universalism, yet retains Hegelian speculation about progression and historical development. Martensen viewed with basic approval the phenomenon of established cultural religion, considering ‘Christendom’ to be the highest expression of Christianity. The chapter considers three ‘pillars’ which support Martensen's vision of the state; underlying philosophical assumptions about the nature of history, ethics and personality that come to their fulfilment in the defence of Christian civilization. Martensen's theology of national identity thus amounts to a defence of the very Christendom against which Kierkegaard was so opposed.Less
The role of the state and the place of the nation in Christian thought forms the backbone of Bishop Hans Lassen Martensen's speculative system. The chapter examines the issue as it appears in Martensen's ‘ethical’ works, most notably the Outline to a System of Morals and Social Ethics. Martensen was concerned to elaborate a theology that ‘goes beyond’ Hegel's extreme universalism, yet retains Hegelian speculation about progression and historical development. Martensen viewed with basic approval the phenomenon of established cultural religion, considering ‘Christendom’ to be the highest expression of Christianity. The chapter considers three ‘pillars’ which support Martensen's vision of the state; underlying philosophical assumptions about the nature of history, ethics and personality that come to their fulfilment in the defence of Christian civilization. Martensen's theology of national identity thus amounts to a defence of the very Christendom against which Kierkegaard was so opposed.
John Renard
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- May 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520255081
- eISBN:
- 9780520948334
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520255081.003.0008
- Subject:
- Religion, World Religions
The sacred texts the Bible and the Qur'ān are not treatises of theological ethics, or even manuals of behavior, but Christians and Muslims have long mined them for their ethical ore. This chapter ...
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The sacred texts the Bible and the Qur'ān are not treatises of theological ethics, or even manuals of behavior, but Christians and Muslims have long mined them for their ethical ore. This chapter discusses sources, methods, and social values in theological ethics. For Christians and Muslims alike, the bedrock of religiously acceptable behavior is to be found in sacred scripture. Theological ethics, also known to some Christians as moral theology, argues that merely understanding instinctively or rationally that one ought to do or avoid actions perceived to be inherently good or evil is inadequate. Theological ethics needs to be distinguished clearly from other varieties of ethical thinking. Both Christian and Islamic ethical traditions enshrine a host of important personal and social ethical concerns. Among the larger-scale issues, both traditions have attended in varying degrees to matters of race, ethnicity, and gender, as well as the environment and stewardship of creation, social justice, economic equity, slavery, human rights, and war and peace.Less
The sacred texts the Bible and the Qur'ān are not treatises of theological ethics, or even manuals of behavior, but Christians and Muslims have long mined them for their ethical ore. This chapter discusses sources, methods, and social values in theological ethics. For Christians and Muslims alike, the bedrock of religiously acceptable behavior is to be found in sacred scripture. Theological ethics, also known to some Christians as moral theology, argues that merely understanding instinctively or rationally that one ought to do or avoid actions perceived to be inherently good or evil is inadequate. Theological ethics needs to be distinguished clearly from other varieties of ethical thinking. Both Christian and Islamic ethical traditions enshrine a host of important personal and social ethical concerns. Among the larger-scale issues, both traditions have attended in varying degrees to matters of race, ethnicity, and gender, as well as the environment and stewardship of creation, social justice, economic equity, slavery, human rights, and war and peace.
Susan R. Holman
- Published in print:
- 2001
- Published Online:
- November 2003
- ISBN:
- 9780195139129
- eISBN:
- 9780199834310
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0195139127.003.0006
- Subject:
- Religion, Early Christian Studies
This chapter concludes that the Cappadocian texts on poverty view the poor, and construct an image of the poor they view, within that constantly dynamic space between civic identity and social ...
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This chapter concludes that the Cappadocian texts on poverty view the poor, and construct an image of the poor they view, within that constantly dynamic space between civic identity and social obligations (“the courtyard”) and the numenal stillpoint, identity, and identification with, the divine (“the altar”) in late antiquity. It brings together the themes of previous chapters by exploring Gregory of Nazianzus's sermon “On his Father's Silence,” preached to an angry mob threatening violence after hail destroyed the harvest. In summarizing the book, this chapter concludes that, although the Cappadocian texts on poverty do not necessarily represent all Christian voices of their age, they do represent a vital piece in the history of poverty relief and the Christianization of Graeco‐Roman culture. Finally, Basil and the Gregories were pivotal authors in establishing Nicene theology and Christology as Christian “orthodoxy”, and their views of the poor body as divine and incarnate provide a provocative example of this relationship of theology to social ethics.Less
This chapter concludes that the Cappadocian texts on poverty view the poor, and construct an image of the poor they view, within that constantly dynamic space between civic identity and social obligations (“the courtyard”) and the numenal stillpoint, identity, and identification with, the divine (“the altar”) in late antiquity. It brings together the themes of previous chapters by exploring Gregory of Nazianzus's sermon “On his Father's Silence,” preached to an angry mob threatening violence after hail destroyed the harvest. In summarizing the book, this chapter concludes that, although the Cappadocian texts on poverty do not necessarily represent all Christian voices of their age, they do represent a vital piece in the history of poverty relief and the Christianization of Graeco‐Roman culture. Finally, Basil and the Gregories were pivotal authors in establishing Nicene theology and Christology as Christian “orthodoxy”, and their views of the poor body as divine and incarnate provide a provocative example of this relationship of theology to social ethics.
Molly Farneth
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- May 2018
- ISBN:
- 9780691171906
- eISBN:
- 9781400887996
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- DOI:
- 10.23943/princeton/9780691171906.001.0001
- Subject:
- Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion
This book offers a fresh and accessible interpretation of G. W. F. Hegel's most famous book, the Phenomenology of Spirit. Drawing on important recent work on the social dimensions of Hegel's theory ...
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This book offers a fresh and accessible interpretation of G. W. F. Hegel's most famous book, the Phenomenology of Spirit. Drawing on important recent work on the social dimensions of Hegel's theory of knowledge, the book shows how his account of how we know rests on his account of how we ought to live. It argues that Hegel views conflict as an unavoidable part of living together, and that his social ethics involves relationships and social practices that allow people to cope with conflict and sustain hope for reconciliation. Communities create, contest, and transform their norms through these relationships and practices, and Hegel's model for them are often the interactions and rituals of the members of religious communities. The book's close readings reveal the ethical implications of Hegel's discussions of slavery, Greek tragedy, early modern culture wars, and confession and forgiveness. The book also illuminates how contemporary democratic thought and practice can benefit from Hegelian insights. Through its sustained engagement with Hegel's ideas about conflict and reconciliation, the book makes an important contribution to debates about how to live well with religious and ethical disagreement.Less
This book offers a fresh and accessible interpretation of G. W. F. Hegel's most famous book, the Phenomenology of Spirit. Drawing on important recent work on the social dimensions of Hegel's theory of knowledge, the book shows how his account of how we know rests on his account of how we ought to live. It argues that Hegel views conflict as an unavoidable part of living together, and that his social ethics involves relationships and social practices that allow people to cope with conflict and sustain hope for reconciliation. Communities create, contest, and transform their norms through these relationships and practices, and Hegel's model for them are often the interactions and rituals of the members of religious communities. The book's close readings reveal the ethical implications of Hegel's discussions of slavery, Greek tragedy, early modern culture wars, and confession and forgiveness. The book also illuminates how contemporary democratic thought and practice can benefit from Hegelian insights. Through its sustained engagement with Hegel's ideas about conflict and reconciliation, the book makes an important contribution to debates about how to live well with religious and ethical disagreement.
Rana Jawad
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9781861349538
- eISBN:
- 9781447303510
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781861349538.003.0007
- Subject:
- Sociology, Sociology of Religion
This chapter synthesizes the empirical discussion of social welfare in the preceding chapters by presenting a welfare model based on the Lebanon case. This model is the social ethics-welfare ...
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This chapter synthesizes the empirical discussion of social welfare in the preceding chapters by presenting a welfare model based on the Lebanon case. This model is the social ethics-welfare particularism (SEWP). First, the chapter presents a configuration of religious welfare in Lebanon through the SEWP model, which shows the main welfare actors, their social exchanges, and the ties that link them. It portrays how the welfare strategies and outcomes that exist in Lebanon deviate away from mainstream thinking on social policy. Second, the chapter outlines the contribution that the SEWP makes to the theoretical literature on international social policy, with particular reference to welfare regime theory. In essence, the chapter places emphasis on the relevance of religious welfare in the region to the definition of social welfare and social policy.Less
This chapter synthesizes the empirical discussion of social welfare in the preceding chapters by presenting a welfare model based on the Lebanon case. This model is the social ethics-welfare particularism (SEWP). First, the chapter presents a configuration of religious welfare in Lebanon through the SEWP model, which shows the main welfare actors, their social exchanges, and the ties that link them. It portrays how the welfare strategies and outcomes that exist in Lebanon deviate away from mainstream thinking on social policy. Second, the chapter outlines the contribution that the SEWP makes to the theoretical literature on international social policy, with particular reference to welfare regime theory. In essence, the chapter places emphasis on the relevance of religious welfare in the region to the definition of social welfare and social policy.
Sean Doherty
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- April 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780198703334
- eISBN:
- 9780191772542
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198703334.003.0004
- Subject:
- Religion, Theology, Religion and Society
This chapter shows how study of the method of Luther, a skilful pre-modern theological practitioner, can provide a resource for building self-awareness and self-criticism of modern theological ...
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This chapter shows how study of the method of Luther, a skilful pre-modern theological practitioner, can provide a resource for building self-awareness and self-criticism of modern theological assumptions and methods, by comparing Luther’s method to Rich’s approach, in order to note its potential strengths and weaknesses. It examines matters such as Rich’s concept of ethics, his treatment of social ethics as the primary matrix for ethics, his anthropology and its implications for his method, his doctrine of eschatology, and his characterization of the relationship of ethics to the discipline of economics. The chapter shows that Rich is far too ready to take economics for granted as a morally neutral science, and that Luther’s ostensibly more individual approach to ethics enables him to adopt far more socially radical conclusions to Rich.Less
This chapter shows how study of the method of Luther, a skilful pre-modern theological practitioner, can provide a resource for building self-awareness and self-criticism of modern theological assumptions and methods, by comparing Luther’s method to Rich’s approach, in order to note its potential strengths and weaknesses. It examines matters such as Rich’s concept of ethics, his treatment of social ethics as the primary matrix for ethics, his anthropology and its implications for his method, his doctrine of eschatology, and his characterization of the relationship of ethics to the discipline of economics. The chapter shows that Rich is far too ready to take economics for granted as a morally neutral science, and that Luther’s ostensibly more individual approach to ethics enables him to adopt far more socially radical conclusions to Rich.
Graham Neville
- Published in print:
- 1998
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198269779
- eISBN:
- 9780191683794
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198269779.003.0008
- Subject:
- Religion, Church History
This chapter discusses Edward Hicks's ‘crusading spirit’ and support for various organizations devoted to a moral campaign. It notes that the social changes required to sustain rapid ...
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This chapter discusses Edward Hicks's ‘crusading spirit’ and support for various organizations devoted to a moral campaign. It notes that the social changes required to sustain rapid industrialization were of a kind that had never been experienced before in British society and so they were of such a radical a nature that all previous Christian moral teaching about human relationships had to be recast. It observes that the result was that the established church progressively lost authority to advise and criticize in the field of social ethics; and its members became more and more divided in trying to recast its teaching for a changing society. The chapter further observes that individual members of the church with an active social conscience banded together with members and non-members of the church, to tackle particular abuses or to advocate particular changes which were the basis of the United Kingdom Alliance (UKA).Less
This chapter discusses Edward Hicks's ‘crusading spirit’ and support for various organizations devoted to a moral campaign. It notes that the social changes required to sustain rapid industrialization were of a kind that had never been experienced before in British society and so they were of such a radical a nature that all previous Christian moral teaching about human relationships had to be recast. It observes that the result was that the established church progressively lost authority to advise and criticize in the field of social ethics; and its members became more and more divided in trying to recast its teaching for a changing society. The chapter further observes that individual members of the church with an active social conscience banded together with members and non-members of the church, to tackle particular abuses or to advocate particular changes which were the basis of the United Kingdom Alliance (UKA).
James B. Salazar
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- March 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780814741306
- eISBN:
- 9780814786536
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9780814741306.003.0005
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Cultural Studies
This chapter takes up the problems of emulation and exemplification in the reform of character by examining Jane Addams's critique and rearticulation of the character-forming effects of the class ...
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This chapter takes up the problems of emulation and exemplification in the reform of character by examining Jane Addams's critique and rearticulation of the character-forming effects of the class contact experienced in traditional charity work. In challenging the gendered assumptions of women's work as philanthropic “stewards of character” and exemplars of middle-class character, Addams was able to capitalize on the power of the charity relation as a scene of interclass and interethnic contact while also extricating it from its emulatory function of character building and from the assimilationist practices of “Americanization” being enacted on Native American reservations, boarding schools, and in the overseas territories of the United States after the Spanish–American War. Addams also stages her critique, forwarded in such works as Democracy and Social Ethics, through a complex refiguring of the literary dimension of her own autobiographical character in Twenty Years at Hull-House. In striking a performative middle ground between an understanding of character as either social inscription or radical self-determination, Addams makes a counterhierarchical notion of interclass and interethnic identification essential to a “Progressive” realization of a pluralist, democratic civic sphere.Less
This chapter takes up the problems of emulation and exemplification in the reform of character by examining Jane Addams's critique and rearticulation of the character-forming effects of the class contact experienced in traditional charity work. In challenging the gendered assumptions of women's work as philanthropic “stewards of character” and exemplars of middle-class character, Addams was able to capitalize on the power of the charity relation as a scene of interclass and interethnic contact while also extricating it from its emulatory function of character building and from the assimilationist practices of “Americanization” being enacted on Native American reservations, boarding schools, and in the overseas territories of the United States after the Spanish–American War. Addams also stages her critique, forwarded in such works as Democracy and Social Ethics, through a complex refiguring of the literary dimension of her own autobiographical character in Twenty Years at Hull-House. In striking a performative middle ground between an understanding of character as either social inscription or radical self-determination, Addams makes a counterhierarchical notion of interclass and interethnic identification essential to a “Progressive” realization of a pluralist, democratic civic sphere.
Tsung-mei Cheng and Uwe E. Reinhardt (eds)
- Published in print:
- 2006
- Published Online:
- October 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780300108569
- eISBN:
- 9780300133189
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300108569.003.0005
- Subject:
- History, Social History
American health policy is a paradox: it is extremely generous—as reflected by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990—yet neglects hard-working, low-income families such as those of poorly paid ...
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American health policy is a paradox: it is extremely generous—as reflected by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990—yet neglects hard-working, low-income families such as those of poorly paid soldiers. This is probably the reason why Americans seem reluctant to debate social ethics head-on. The problems facing Medicare are tied to the wider issue of rapidly escalating health care costs that affect not only the aging but also middle-class families. Trends in health care costs could price an increasing number of American middle-class families out of the market for basic health insurance under existing policies. This chapter explores the ethics underlying the health care debate in the United States. It first provides an overview of health spending and gross domestic product (GDP) trends as well as the growth and distribution of earnings and income before turning to premiums for private health insurance. It then discusses health care for the uninsured, the social dimensions of goods and services, and externalities in health care.Less
American health policy is a paradox: it is extremely generous—as reflected by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990—yet neglects hard-working, low-income families such as those of poorly paid soldiers. This is probably the reason why Americans seem reluctant to debate social ethics head-on. The problems facing Medicare are tied to the wider issue of rapidly escalating health care costs that affect not only the aging but also middle-class families. Trends in health care costs could price an increasing number of American middle-class families out of the market for basic health insurance under existing policies. This chapter explores the ethics underlying the health care debate in the United States. It first provides an overview of health spending and gross domestic product (GDP) trends as well as the growth and distribution of earnings and income before turning to premiums for private health insurance. It then discusses health care for the uninsured, the social dimensions of goods and services, and externalities in health care.
Lisa Sowle Cahill
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- March 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780199778775
- eISBN:
- 9780190258306
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780199778775.003.0008
- Subject:
- Religion, History of Christianity
This chapter examines moral theology in the United States after Vatican II in relation to “social ethics” and Catholic social thought. More specifically, it discusses the relations among moral ...
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This chapter examines moral theology in the United States after Vatican II in relation to “social ethics” and Catholic social thought. More specifically, it discusses the relations among moral theology, social ethics, biblical and historical influences, and changing social and cultural contexts of moral theologians themselves along three trajectories: Vatican II and its aftermath (Humanae vitae); natural law, moral realism, and public social ethics; and “millennial generation” moral theology. It also explores how these trajectories were affected by postmodern philosophy, feminist theology, liberation theology, and the John Paul II phenomenon.Less
This chapter examines moral theology in the United States after Vatican II in relation to “social ethics” and Catholic social thought. More specifically, it discusses the relations among moral theology, social ethics, biblical and historical influences, and changing social and cultural contexts of moral theologians themselves along three trajectories: Vatican II and its aftermath (Humanae vitae); natural law, moral realism, and public social ethics; and “millennial generation” moral theology. It also explores how these trajectories were affected by postmodern philosophy, feminist theology, liberation theology, and the John Paul II phenomenon.
Lynn Kelly and John Young
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- September 2014
- ISBN:
- 9781447308997
- eISBN:
- 9781447311447
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447308997.003.0008
- Subject:
- Social Work, Research and Evaluation
This chapter outlines some of the tensions that social workers who work in a child protection context face on a day to day basis. The chapter argues that social workers have a duty to use their ...
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This chapter outlines some of the tensions that social workers who work in a child protection context face on a day to day basis. The chapter argues that social workers have a duty to use their knowledge and skills to challenge systems that fail to recognise their professional autonomy. Social workers in this context must consider the moral aspects of their role and be prepared at times to resist the demands made upon them if these demands are believed to be incompatible with the moral and ethical stance of themselves as professionals and as individuals. The chapter uses a case study to highlight particular problems and the implications for the social worker on both a professional and personal level. The authors make the case for a shift in social work education that puts ethics, role, resistance and responsibility at its core and relegates procedure, competencies, procedure and codified ways of being to the margins of the social work learning experience.Less
This chapter outlines some of the tensions that social workers who work in a child protection context face on a day to day basis. The chapter argues that social workers have a duty to use their knowledge and skills to challenge systems that fail to recognise their professional autonomy. Social workers in this context must consider the moral aspects of their role and be prepared at times to resist the demands made upon them if these demands are believed to be incompatible with the moral and ethical stance of themselves as professionals and as individuals. The chapter uses a case study to highlight particular problems and the implications for the social worker on both a professional and personal level. The authors make the case for a shift in social work education that puts ethics, role, resistance and responsibility at its core and relegates procedure, competencies, procedure and codified ways of being to the margins of the social work learning experience.
Christopher Ives
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- November 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780824833312
- eISBN:
- 9780824870126
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of Hawai'i Press
- DOI:
- 10.21313/hawaii/9780824833312.001.0001
- Subject:
- Religion, Buddhism
During the first half of the twentieth century, Zen Buddhist leaders contributed actively to Japanese imperialism, giving rise to what has been termed “Imperial-Way Zen” (Kodo Zen). Its foremost ...
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During the first half of the twentieth century, Zen Buddhist leaders contributed actively to Japanese imperialism, giving rise to what has been termed “Imperial-Way Zen” (Kodo Zen). Its foremost critic was priest, professor, and activist Ichikawa Hakugen (1902–1986). Ichikawa focused his critique on the Zen approach to religious liberation, the political ramifications of Buddhist metaphysical constructs, the traditional collaboration between Buddhism and governments in East Asia, the philosophical system of Nishida Kitaro (1876–1945), and the vestiges of State Shinto in postwar Japan. Despite the importance of Ichikawa's writings, this book is the first to outline his critique. In addition to detailing the actions and ideology of Imperial-Way Zen and Ichikawa's ripostes to them, the book offers reflections on Buddhist ethics in light of the phenomenon. It devotes chapters to outlining Buddhist nationalism from the 1868 Meiji Restoration to 1945 and summarizing Ichikawa's arguments about the causes of Imperial-Way Zen. Turning to postwar Japan, the book examines the extent to which Zen leaders have reflected on their wartime political stances and started to construct a critical Zen social ethic. Finally, it considers the resources Zen might offer its contemporary leaders.Less
During the first half of the twentieth century, Zen Buddhist leaders contributed actively to Japanese imperialism, giving rise to what has been termed “Imperial-Way Zen” (Kodo Zen). Its foremost critic was priest, professor, and activist Ichikawa Hakugen (1902–1986). Ichikawa focused his critique on the Zen approach to religious liberation, the political ramifications of Buddhist metaphysical constructs, the traditional collaboration between Buddhism and governments in East Asia, the philosophical system of Nishida Kitaro (1876–1945), and the vestiges of State Shinto in postwar Japan. Despite the importance of Ichikawa's writings, this book is the first to outline his critique. In addition to detailing the actions and ideology of Imperial-Way Zen and Ichikawa's ripostes to them, the book offers reflections on Buddhist ethics in light of the phenomenon. It devotes chapters to outlining Buddhist nationalism from the 1868 Meiji Restoration to 1945 and summarizing Ichikawa's arguments about the causes of Imperial-Way Zen. Turning to postwar Japan, the book examines the extent to which Zen leaders have reflected on their wartime political stances and started to construct a critical Zen social ethic. Finally, it considers the resources Zen might offer its contemporary leaders.
Dana Villa
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- May 2018
- ISBN:
- 9780226467498
- eISBN:
- 9780226467528
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226467528.003.0003
- Subject:
- Political Science, Political Theory
This chapter investigates the contribution of Hegel's political philosophy to civic education. Hegel hardly thinks that citizens are capable of teaching themselves (as does Tocqueville). Rather, the ...
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This chapter investigates the contribution of Hegel's political philosophy to civic education. Hegel hardly thinks that citizens are capable of teaching themselves (as does Tocqueville). Rather, the Philosophy of Right presents a model of civic integration that moves from the sphere of the family, to that of civil society, and thence to the political sphere of the state. Hegel's goal is to show how the individual's passage through these spheres—through ever-widening circles of association—effectively mediates his particular interests with the general interest of the political community. Hegel's constitutional state is "tutorial" in the sense that its workings and explication create a political awareness on the part of individual citizens, an awareness that makes it possible for them to see themselves in modern public institutions and practices. This "seeing oneself in another" is the reality of freedom. The chapter elucidates this through readings of the Phenomenology's master-slave dialectic, the lectures on the philosophy of history, and the Philosophy of Right. I show how Hegel's model of human Bildung, though grounded in existential struggle, progressively sublimates conflict as it moves from the level of the ego's individuation, to that of the progress of civilization, and finally to the modern "rational" state itself.Less
This chapter investigates the contribution of Hegel's political philosophy to civic education. Hegel hardly thinks that citizens are capable of teaching themselves (as does Tocqueville). Rather, the Philosophy of Right presents a model of civic integration that moves from the sphere of the family, to that of civil society, and thence to the political sphere of the state. Hegel's goal is to show how the individual's passage through these spheres—through ever-widening circles of association—effectively mediates his particular interests with the general interest of the political community. Hegel's constitutional state is "tutorial" in the sense that its workings and explication create a political awareness on the part of individual citizens, an awareness that makes it possible for them to see themselves in modern public institutions and practices. This "seeing oneself in another" is the reality of freedom. The chapter elucidates this through readings of the Phenomenology's master-slave dialectic, the lectures on the philosophy of history, and the Philosophy of Right. I show how Hegel's model of human Bildung, though grounded in existential struggle, progressively sublimates conflict as it moves from the level of the ego's individuation, to that of the progress of civilization, and finally to the modern "rational" state itself.
Sean Doherty
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- April 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780198703334
- eISBN:
- 9780191772542
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198703334.001.0001
- Subject:
- Religion, Theology, Religion and Society
This book seeks to expand the self-critical resources of contemporary theological economic ethics by bringing the method of a pre-modern thinker, Martin Luther (1483–1546), into interaction with that ...
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This book seeks to expand the self-critical resources of contemporary theological economic ethics by bringing the method of a pre-modern thinker, Martin Luther (1483–1546), into interaction with that of a modern contribution to social ethics, the Swiss theologian Arthur Rich (1910–92). The work is undertaken through a close engagement with a selected publication of Luther (his 1519–20 Großer Sermon von dem Wucher) and of Rich (his masterwork, Wirtschaftsethik, published in two volumes in 1984 and 1990 respectively). It is the first substantial treatment in English of Rich’s magnum opus. The book introduces Luther’s sermon on usury, and situates it in its context. It then gives a commentary on Luther’s method, discussing its genre, Luther’s hermeneutics, and how he brings key theological motifs to bear on a particular economic question. The book proceeds to sketch Arthur Rich’s life and work, and presents Rich’s method as set out in Wirtschaftsethik. It discusses his understanding of ethics, his approach to Scripture, and his adoption of the thought of Max Weber and John Rawls. Next, the book brings its study of Luther to bear on Rich’s approach, noting strengths and weaknesses of Rich’s method. It questions some of Rich’s assumptions, and notes ways in which a more self-critical approach could have made his project more successful. Finally, the book makes tentative suggestions as to the wider applicability of the critical questions posed to Rich’s method by the analysis of Luther.Less
This book seeks to expand the self-critical resources of contemporary theological economic ethics by bringing the method of a pre-modern thinker, Martin Luther (1483–1546), into interaction with that of a modern contribution to social ethics, the Swiss theologian Arthur Rich (1910–92). The work is undertaken through a close engagement with a selected publication of Luther (his 1519–20 Großer Sermon von dem Wucher) and of Rich (his masterwork, Wirtschaftsethik, published in two volumes in 1984 and 1990 respectively). It is the first substantial treatment in English of Rich’s magnum opus. The book introduces Luther’s sermon on usury, and situates it in its context. It then gives a commentary on Luther’s method, discussing its genre, Luther’s hermeneutics, and how he brings key theological motifs to bear on a particular economic question. The book proceeds to sketch Arthur Rich’s life and work, and presents Rich’s method as set out in Wirtschaftsethik. It discusses his understanding of ethics, his approach to Scripture, and his adoption of the thought of Max Weber and John Rawls. Next, the book brings its study of Luther to bear on Rich’s approach, noting strengths and weaknesses of Rich’s method. It questions some of Rich’s assumptions, and notes ways in which a more self-critical approach could have made his project more successful. Finally, the book makes tentative suggestions as to the wider applicability of the critical questions posed to Rich’s method by the analysis of Luther.
