Toward a New (Old) Theory of Responsibility: Moving Beyond Accountability

by Daryl Koehn

This book offers a much needed overview of the neglected notion of responsibility. Instead of offering vague talk about "individual responsibility" or "corporate responsibility," Daryl Koehn examines in detail four accounts of responsibility, taking care to specify what responsibility does and does not mean in each account. She argues for a return to the ancient concept of Socratic dialogical responsibility, a concept that avoids...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030167364
• ISBN13: 9783030167363
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 89 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"