书目名称 | Speaking Truth to Power - A Theory of Whistleblowing |
编辑 | Daniele Santoro,Manohar Kumar |
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概述 | Provides the first systematic analysis of whistleblowing in the fields of legal and political philosophy.Presents a comprehensive theory of whistleblowing, its scope and legitimacy.Articulates an orig |
丛书名称 | Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations |
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描述 | .Whistleblowing is the public disclosure of information with the purpose of revealing wrongdoings and abuses of power that harm the public interest. This book presents a comprehensive theory of whistleblowing: it defines the concept, reconstructs its origins, discusses it within the current ethical debate, and elaborates a justification of unauthorized disclosures. Its normative proposal is based on three criteria of permissibility: the communicative constraints, the intent, and the public interest conditions. The book distinguishes between two forms of whistleblowing, civic and political, showing how they apply in the contexts of corruption and government secrecy..The book articulates a conception of public interest as a claim concerning the presumptive interest of the public. It argues that public interest is defined in opposition to corporate powers and its core content identified by the rights that are all-purposive for the distribution of social benefits. ..A crucial part of the proposal is dedicated to the impact of security policies and government secrecy on civil liberties. It argues that unrestrained secrecy limits the epistemic entitlement of citizens to know under whic |
出版日期 | Book 2018 |
关键词 | Civil Disobedience and Constitutional Liberties; Comprehensive theory of whistleblowing; Daniel Ellsbe |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90723-9 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-08083-9 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-319-90723-9Series ISSN 2352-8370 Series E-ISSN 2352-8389 |
issn_series | 2352-8370 |
copyright | Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018 |